in Second American reported missing from Greek islands, authorities sayThe friend called the police after he returned home Thursday and found the door of the house open, the lights on, the air conditioning unit on, but the missing American's ID and travel documents gone, along with the man himself, according to investigators.
They don't mention if he had any hiking gear with him. He should have at least 1 Liter of water, a hat, maybe sunscreen, perhaps a pack of some kind. If he were experiencing heat exhaustion or similar, he may have inadvertently dropped some of the gear along the trail.In this GMA video (also including the interview with Albert's girlfriend and brother, but with different editing) the timeline is laid out.
7:07 am Albert calls and chats with his girlfriend and he says he's heading out for the hike
9:20 am - Albert sends a photo of himself at the trailhead sign
11 am - Albert is seen at the refreshment stand (which looks to be between a third and halfway along the trail to Chora, so this timing makes sense.)
So it would be getting very hot by the time he left the refreshment stop. It's too bad that he didn't get a slightly earlier start for his hike.
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Bolded by me. I was under the impression the walk was supposed to take 4 hours in it's entirety. Was the walk much longer than reported?In this GMA video (also including the interview with Albert's girlfriend and brother, but with different editing) the timeline is laid out.
7:07 am Albert calls and chats with his girlfriend and he says he's heading out for the hike
9:20 am - Albert sends a photo of himself at the trailhead sign
11 am - Albert is seen at the refreshment stand (which looks to be between a third and halfway along the trail to Chora, so this timing makes sense.)
So it would be getting very hot by the time he left the refreshment stop. It's too bad that he didn't get a slightly earlier start for his hike.
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He only started the hike at 9:20 (at trailhead) and was last seen at 11. So he was only 1:40 into his hike when last seen.Bolded by me. I was under the impression the walk was supposed to take 4 hours in it's entirety. Was the walk much longer than reported?
ETA- changed entirely to entirety.
That makes sense. The media was originally reporting that he left at 7am and was expected to get there at roughly 11am but initial reports from the media are, imo, invariably incorrect.He only started the hike at 9:20 (at trailhead) and was last seen at 11. So he was only 1:40 into his hike when last seen.
At least that is my interpretation.
Regarding the gap between his call with his sister and the photo at the trailhead, it's possible that he went out somewhere for breakfast and got his gear/supplies ready for his hike?
That begs the question of whether he actually went missing from the trail or from the house he was staying at, after returning from the hike.The disappearance of the second American is very strange :
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Who are you talking about? The second American or the American this thread is about?That begs the question of whether he actually went missing from the trail or from the house he was staying at, after returning from the hike.
Thank you for asking because I got them mixed up, thinking American #1 was the one who left the lights on and door open.Who are you talking about? The second American or the American this thread is about?