The urgent search for retired LA sheriff's deputy who vanished
while hiking in Greece during a heat wave.
His family is heading overseas to join the search in
our.
Eva Pilgrim joins us with the latest.
Good morning, Eva. Good morning Michael Albert Calbee was visiting
an island in Greece his family says he goes to
every year.
One that he knows well doing something he does all
the time hike this morning.
He's been missing for three days.
His brother and girlfriend now they're hopeful they can help
in the search and bring him home.
This morning, a desperate search for a missing California hiker
in Greece as at least two other tourists have also
gone missing on the Greek Isles.
Excruciating, awful. You walk around in a daze and stick
to our stomachs knowing that he's out somewhere.
Authorities say retired LA County Sheriff's Deputy Albert Calibay,
a seasoned hiker, was last seen on a trail on
the Greek island of Amorgos.
Greek police are studying the surveillance video obtained by Mega
Live News.
That appears to show calibate before his hike.
The 58 year old set out on a four hour
trek Tuesday morning.
He called me right before he was leaving for the
hype and it was seven O 7 in Greece.
And then we spoke for six minutes and then he
sent me a picture at 9:20 at the trailhead that
signed and then we have not spoken since.
Albert's brother Oliver and Albert's girlfriend Debbie speaking to ABC
News overnight as they race from Los Angeles to join
the search.
Yeah, there's been no sleep since it happened.
We just can't wait to get there and get out.
Calibay was supposed to meet a friend for lunch after
his hike.
He was last spotted at 11:00 AM at a refreshment
stand along the trail.
But he never reached the other side.
That friend alerting Greek authorities who began searching for him
from the ground and in the air with drones.
Oliver and Debbie bringing 2 search and rescue experts with
them to join the search.
This is not new to him.
This is not, you know,
like, oh, you know, guy goes hiking,
you know, now this is,
this is what he does.
Yours every year and and and he knows this island
like the back of his hand.
Albert's family trying to remain positive.
Time is of the essence now you know because he's
on the 4th day right now so it's not good.
But we're very positive about it.
Yeah. Yeah. And Greece has been in the midst of
a record heat wave temperatures over 100°.
So time in this search is very much of the
essence.
Wit. Yeah. Hopefully the family can get some answers soon.
Thank you, Eva.