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Helena Smith in Athens

Body found on Greek island identified as missing British tourist

Michele Bourda in a pink cap and tinted glasses
Michele Bourda was last seen alive on 1 August on the beach of Ofrinio. Her body was found 25 miles along the coast, on the islet of Fidonisi. Photograph: British embassy in Greece

A body found on a barren Greek island has been identified as that of Michele Bourda, the British tourist who vanished from a beach more than a month ago.

Greece’s coastguard confirmed that the body of the 59-year-old, whose disappearance sparked a big rescue operation, had been discovered by a passing yacht on the islet of Fidonisi.

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