Missing Woman, 59, Vanished from Greek Beach as Her Husband Slept on Lounge Chair: Reports

Authorities in Greece are searching for a 59-year-old woman who disappeared while visiting a beach with her husband.

Michele Bourda was last seen around midday on Friday, Aug. 1, at Ofryni beach in the city of Kavala, northern Greece, according to a translated missing persons report from local charity Lifeline Hellas.

The British national vanished from the beach “where she had gone swimming with her husband,” the report stated. She is described as slim, with straight, shoulder-length blonde hair, hazel eyes, and a height of 5 feet 6 inches.

“On the day she disappeared, she was wearing a two-piece swimsuit with rhinestones, yellow beach shoes, and red bone-rimmed sunglasses,” Lifeline Hellas noted. The alert for Bourda was issued on Saturday, Aug. 2.

Bourda reportedly lived in the city of Serres in Macedonia with her husband, who is of Greek origin, Sky News reported.

According to The Standard, she is believed to have gone missing while her husband was asleep on a sunbed. Her belongings were left on the beach.

Kavala’s central port authority received reports of her disappearance on the evening of Aug. 1, Sky News added.

The Hellenic Coast Guard and local police are searching both onshore and offshore in an effort to locate her.

“Her life is in danger,” Lifeline Hellas emphasized in the missing persons report, urging anyone with information to contact their Silver Alert service via the Greek SOS Line 1065.