Michele Bourda’s husband accuses local authorities of ‘criminally slow’ response to her disappearance in August
A body found on a barren Greek island has been identified as Michele Bourda, the British tourist who went missing on a beach more than a month ago.
Greece’s coastguard confirmed that the 59-year-old, whose mysterious disappearance sparked a massive rescue operation, had been discovered on the islet of Fidonisi by a passing yacht.
“Identification happened earlier today,” Bourda’s husband, Christos, told the Greek news outlet Protothema. “I am utterly devastated. I did what I could to recognise my wife because she was only bones … It’s a tragedy.”
The Greek-born pharmacist, who met the Briton when both were university students in Germany 36 years ago, said he would be pressing charges against local authorities because of the “criminal” way in which they had handled the case.
