Girlfriend of man, 59, missing on Greek Island is 'disgusted' with local police as search continues

The partner of an American man who is currently missing on a Greek island has hit out at the search efforts for him.

Search efforts for the 59-year-old former sheriff are ongoing, and he is one of several people who have either died or gone missing on Greek islands in severe heat.

Earlier this month, the body of 67-year-old Dr Michael Mosley was discovered on the island of Symi, while a 55-year-old American tourist was found dead on Mathraki last week.

Other tourists who have gone for walks in the summer heat and not returned are still missing, and Albert Calibet is among their number.

He went missing on the Greek island of Amorgos, having been reported missing last week (11 June) after going for a hike by himself in hot conditions.

Albert Calibet went missing a week ago, and efforts to find the 59-year-old are ongoing. (Municipality of Amorgos)

Calibet's last known communication was sending a text message to his sister of the hiking trail he was taking.

Locals said the route he is believed to have taken was not particularly difficult, and was a busy trail, while search efforts have been looking for Albert ever since.

However, the 59-year-old's girlfriend has hit out at search efforts from Amorgos locals as she told the New York Post she was 'totally disgusted' with the way she'd been treated by local officials.

Debbie Leshane claimed that local authorities weren't doing enough to find Albert, saying that Calibet's friends and family members had travelled to the island to mount their own search for him.

She said they were out so long that they had 'splinters going through our shoes into our feet' from being outside and searching so long.

Calibet's partner Debbie Leshane claimed that Greek authorities weren't doing enough to look for him. (Tanna Shoffeitt Savage/Facebook)

Leshane claimed that a helicopter was deployed in the search for Albert for just two hours on the day her partner went missing, and that promises for more helicopter searches along with the deployment of drones and sniffer dogs had gone unfulfilled.

She said that she and Albert's brother Oliver had offered to pay Greek authorities to fly helicopters and bring in sniffer dog teams, but they had been turned down.

Leshane claimed that her group started their searches each day at 5am and stayed out until late at night, alleging that Greek authorities didn't want to work that long, claiming they'd adopted a 'let's just go to bed and let Albert sleep outside' attitude.

She also said that US authorities had 'dropped the ball' for not helping them enough with search efforts, and plans to stay on Amorgos until Calibet's body is found.

Calliope Despotidi, deputy mayor of Amorgos, told the Greek Reporter that police teams, the fire brigade, a volunteer rescue team and locals who know the area well had all taken part in a search and rescue operation.

The US State Department told LADbible that when an American citizen goes missing they 'work closely with local authorities as they carry out their search efforts, and we share information with families however we can'.

LADbible have contacted Hellenic Police for comment.