Michele,pictured in Greece,where she was on a two-week break with her husband
A British woman found dead after going missing on holiday in Greece died as a result of drowning.
Michele Bourda,59,vanished from Ofrinio beach,near the city of Kavala,hours after she was seen enjoying pancakes with her husband Chris,66.
He said that he fell asleep on August 1 on a sun lounger,and when he woke up,his wife was gone.
Her remains were spotted earlier this month by a passing yacht,25 miles away near the tiny island of Fidonisi.
The body,which had no head and had partly been eaten by fish,was so badly decomposed that she could only be recognised by her swimming costume and scars from a chest operation.
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Breaking News alerts the moment it happens.Forensic scientist Nikos Kifnidis concluded that she had died as a result of drowning.Chris said: ‘I did what I could to recognise my wife because she was only bones. It’s a tragedy.’He said that on the day she vanished,his wife – who had suffered from depression – appeared in good spirits.He also criticised police saying they had not put much effort into the search because she was a foreigner,leaving him to scour the coastline for her himself.He said: ‘She had psychological issues. I told them that from the start,and they weren’t able to find her.‘It’s impossible. Nobody did anything to help. Even the chap who saw her in the sea,he lost sight of her. If they are a foreigner,they do not care about you here.’Chris added that he has filed a complaint against police and coastguard services for their ‘criminally slow’ response.
