Preliminary investigation into body of 57-year-old outside hospital morgue in Rethymno

What the sources report

A preliminary investigation has been ordered at Rethymno Hospital over the handling of the body of a 57-year-old Hungarian national. Makedonia

The hospital director, Giorgos Papakonstantis, said returning the body to the holding room was impossible due to lack of space, as other cases had preceded it. Newsbomb

On Sunday the body was removed from the holding room for an autopsy, which was not carried out. Makedonia

The director denied that the body had been left outside a refrigerator for three days. Newsbomb

The purpose of the preliminary examination is to investigate the circumstances under which the body was removed and to establish whether any responsibility arises. Newsbomb

Where they differ

Makedonia and Newsbomb report that the man was found dead in Lake Kourna on Friday 23 October in Lake Kourna. Newsbomb Makedonia

Eleftheros Typos writes that he lost his life in the sea at Georgioupoli and was taken to hospital on Friday 16 October. Eleftheros Typos

Newsit writes that he lost his life on Friday (17.10.2026) at a beach in Rethymno, while Newsbeast says he drowned at a beach in Georgioupoli (Kourna) on Friday 16/10. Newsbeast Newsit