- Celia Hollingworth went missing on Thursday after visiting archaeological site
- Her body was found with marks suggesting she had been savaged by animals
- She had called her family in Britain to tell them she had been attacked
This is the retired Oxford University professor who made a frantic final phonecall to her family moments after she had been fatally wounded in a savage attack by a pack of stray dogs in Greece.
Celia Hollingworth, who had been staying at a guest house in the nearby town of Maroneia, phoned her family in Britain on Thursday to say she was injured.
Her phone lost signal shortly after and her family called police to raise alarm about the attack.
Authorities found the 62-year-old tourist dead on Saturday, with marks suggesting she had been savaged by animals in the northern region of Rodopi.
Celia Hollingworth (pictured) made a frantic final phonecall to her family moments after she had been fatally wounded in a savage attack by a pack of stray dogs in Greece
Ms Hollingworth had been missing since Thursday after returning from a visit to the Mesimvria archaeological site by foot
Ms Hollingworth had apparently been attacked after returning from a visit to the Mesimvria archaeological site near Petrota Beach by foot.
After she alerted her mother and brother about the dog attack, they called local authorities in Greece to try to get help finding the woman, according to ERT Television.
Ms Hollingworth’s family then called the British Embassy in Greece, who liaised with police to launch a search.
When the search began, Ms Hollingworth had last been seen by swimmers on Thursday afternoon.
Authorities (pictured during the search) found the 62-year-old tourist dead on Saturday, with marks suggesting she had been savaged by animals in the northern region of Rodopi
The Foreign Office said: ‘We are in contact with Greek Police about a British woman missing in northern Greece since Thursday.’ Pictured: Petrota Beach, near where a body was found
Her body was found by police and firefighters at 10.45am local time on Saturday.
It was taken via ambulance to the General Hospital of Komotini, where an autopsy will be performed to determine the exact cause of death.
A Foreign Office spokesperson 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.’
Ms Hollingworth’s family is believed to be traveling to Greece following the horrific incident.
There are more than a million stray dogs in Greece after many were abandoned by their owners following the financial crisis.