Foreign Office would not confirm reports that 64-year-old woman was retired Oxford University professorA British tourist is believed to have died in Greece after apparently being attacked by a pack of stray dogs. The 64-year-old woman remains unaccounted for on the mainland, according to the British Foreign Office. A FCO spokesman said: “We are in contact with Greek police in relation to a British woman missing in northern Greece since Thursday. We are also providing consular assistance to her family.”The FCO would not confirm reports that the woman, a regular visitor to Greece, was a retired Oxford University professor. She had reportedly visited the Mesimvria archaeological site near Petrota beach in the Thrace region of northern Greece.

Source: The Guardian September 24, 2017 17:48 UTC