- 64-year-old woman went missing on Thursday after visiting archaeological site
- Her body was found with marks suggesting she had been savaged by animals
- The woman had called her family in Britain to tell them she had been attacked
- The Foreign Office has contacted the woman’s family to provide assistance
A retired Oxford University professor who was mauled to death by stray dogs in Greece had phoned her family shortly after the attack.
The woman, who had been staying at a guest house in the nearby town of Maroneia, phoned her family in Britain on Thursday to say she had been mauled.
Authorities found the 64-year-old tourist on Saturday, with marks suggesting she had been savaged by animals in the northern region of Rodopi.
The woman had been missing since Thursday after returning from a visit to the Mesimvria archaeological site by foot
The woman had apparently been attacked after returning from a visit to the Mesimvria archaeological site near Petrota Beach by foot.
After she alerted her family about the dog attack, they called local authorities who launched a three-day search, according to ERT Television.
The woman, who has not been publicly named, was last seen by swimmers at 4.30pm on Thursday.
Her body was found by police and firefighters at 10.45am local time on Saturday.
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.’
The woman’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.
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