An urgent search is underway after a British tourist vanished from a beach in northern Greece.

Michele Bourda, 59, disappeared from a sunbed on Ofrynio beach in the city of Kavala, while her husband was sleeping.

He told Greek police that he had drifted off on the beach bar loungers, but when he woke up, she was not with him.

Michele’s personal belongings – her clothes and her bag – were there, local media have reported.

Greece’s Hellenic Coast Guard confirmed a search operation via sea is underway.

The incident happened on Friday, but so far police have been unable to trace her.

As a result, a Silver Alert was issued by the charity LifeLine Hellas that the woman’s life is ‘in danger.’

The public notification system is triggered about missing adults, especially those with dementia o

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