{"id":2268170,"date":"2024-06-14T19:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T23:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-man-disappears-while-on-vacation-it-is-strange\/"},"modified":"2024-06-14T19:31:11","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T23:31:11","slug":"american-man-disappears-while-on-vacation-it-is-strange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-man-disappears-while-on-vacation-it-is-strange\/","title":{"rendered":"American Man Vanishes on Vacation: &#8216;It Is Strange"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famerican-man-disappears-while-on-vacation-it-is-strange%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2268170&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schiff-nadler-call-flynn-pardon-abuse-of-power\/\" title=\"Schiff, Nadler Call Flynn Pardon 'Abuse of Power'\">retired<\/a> Los Angeles County deputy \u2062named Eric Albert Calibet, age 59, is currently missing\u200c on \u200cAmorgos,\u2062 a Greek island, after\u200c he failed to return from a hike he began \u200bon\u200b Tuesday. Despite being a familiar hiker of the island and knowing the area well, his \u2064failure to \u2063return or answer calls has raised \u2064concerns. Search efforts, which \u200dinclude the use of drones, are focused on\u2063 the northern part of the island.\u2064 The local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">deputy mayor<\/a> suggests he might\u200d have sought shelter\u2062 in a\u200d cave from the heat, possibly having\u2063 fainted\u2063 due to high temperatures currently \u200daffecting Greece. His\u2064 disappearance\u2062 comes as his family,\u2063 including\u200b his brother and girlfriend, desperately \u200dseek information \u200bon his whereabouts while \u200dcollaborating with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-pledges-orderly-transition-of-power\/\" title=\"President Trump pledges orderly transition of power\">local law enforcement<\/a> \u2063and \u200cinternational agencies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 14, 2024 at 3:28pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A retired Los Angeles County deputy is missing on a Greek island after taking off for a hike Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Albert Calibet, 59, has not been seen since Tuesday, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/greekreporter.com\/2024\/06\/12\/photo-missing-america-greece-amorgos-released\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greek Reporter.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Calibet went for a hike on the island of Amorgos that should have taken him about four hours. After he did not answer either of his two cell phones, his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/experienced-hiker-injures-leg-treacherous-trail-30-rescuers-perform-skilled-night-rescue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disappearance<\/a> was reported to the police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is strange because he is not a person who walked the route for the first time. He knows Amorgos better than me,\u201d Calliope Despotidi, the deputy mayor of Amorgos, said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCalibet is well-known on the island. He has been visiting for several years,\u201d she said, adding that he had completed the hike he went on Tuesday several times in the past.<\/p>\n<p>Despotidi said she hoped that taking shelter from the heat is the reason he has not been heard from.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe may have lost consciousness because of the heat and hopefully found shade in one of the caves along the route,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Drones and searchers are both combing the northern part of the island for the missing hiker, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c2vvde80jlpo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d the missing man\u2019s brother, Oliver Calibet, said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/news\/retired-la-county-deputy-missing-during-vacation-greece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KTTV-TV<\/a>. \u201cMy hands are tied.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re almost on three days here,\u201d said Oliver. \u201cThere\u2019s no water\u2026 I\u2019m very distraught.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oliver Calibet and his brother\u2019s girlfriend, Debbie LaShane, arrived in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-deadly-earthquake-hits-greece-shocking-footage-caught-camera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greece<\/a> on Friday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/search-rescue-underway-american-hiker-missing-greek-island\/story?id=111106752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur thoughts and prayers are with Deputy Calibet\u2019s family and friends and our hope is that we can bring him home safely,\u201d Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The search is expanding for a retired L.A. County sheriff\u2019s deputy who went missing in Greece this week. Albert Calibet, of Hermosa Beach, was last seen while hiking on the island of Amorgos during a blistering heat wave. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WkmJC2iaxT\">pic.twitter.com\/WkmJC2iaxT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC7\/status\/1801660932176703641?\">June 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe are actively collaborating with multiple agencies abroad to provide assistance in the search for Deputy Calibet and will use every resource we have available to bring him back to those who love him,\u201d Luna said.<\/p>\n<p>According to ABC, about two hours into his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hikers-trapped-cliffside-call-help-hours-long-rescue-slapped-criminal-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hike<\/a>, Calibet downed a soft drink and bought a bottle of water for the rest of the journey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTemperatures are very high, like all of Greece during the heatwave,\u201d Despotidi said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re guessing he felt dizzy\u2026 and collapsed somewhere. It\u2019s odd because he\u2019s not someone who was walking this route for the first time,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. 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Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-military-issues-dire-warning-about-chinas-rapid-military-nuclear-weapons-buildup\/\" title=\"U.S. Military Issues Dire Warning About China\u2019s Rapid Military, Nuclear Weapons Buildup\">military issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retired Los Angeles County deputy, Eric Albert Calibet, 59, is missing on the Greek island of Amorgos. 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