The husband of missing holidaymaker Michele Bourda has opened up about the devastation his wife’s disappearance has caused.
Chris Bourda was on holiday in Greece with his wife Michele and the pair were relaxing on Ofrynio beach in Kavala last Friday. Chris says he dozed off and claims that when he woke up, his wife was nowhere to be seen.
Chris says Michele’s belongings, including her towel, were left on the sun lounger. He’s been frantically searching for any trace of her since.
“She had seemed quite happy that day. We went for a short swim as it was windy and there were a few waves. She then ordered a few crepes and said we could have a nice sleep after. Unfortunately I fell asleep first and when I woke up she wasn’t there.
“I quickly ran to the toilet and knocked on the ladies but she wasn’t in there. I then ran to the beach to look again in the water. I asked the people behind us if they had seen her, they said no but then later they sent a photograph to the police which had shown us eating crepes in the background.
“I then quickly went back to the waiter to say my wife was missing, have you seen her and he started laughing.”
Mr Bourda explained to the waiter that his wife had “psychological problems and they needed to call the police”, and then the waiter understood how serious the situation was, per the Daily Mail.
Mr Bourda then asked a local shopkeeper for help, who rang the police.
“I have been searching without sleep or anything. Day and night, especially early in the morning. It was hard to see at night though as it was so dark. For days and nights I have gone up down the coast, searched bushes, olive groves, empty houses, building sites, later I went to the hills, nothing.”
Michele was employed by British telecoms giant BT before working for a local council. Chris met Michele at university in Germany and they have been married for 36 years. The couple live in Glasgow.
She was last seen wearing a rhinestone beaded two-piece swimsuit, yellow beach shoes and a pair of red horn-rimmed sunglasses.
She is described as 5ft 6in tall, of a slim build with blue eyes and shoulder-length hair.
