Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations –22nd of January 2024 

Case name: 2024_01_22-EASTERN MED - 033

Situation: 1 person in need of medical assistance on Leros, found by Police

Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded 

Place of Incident: Eastern Med

Summary of the Case:

In the late morning of the 22nd of January, Alarm Phone was contacted by a concerned relative, alerting us to a man who had arrived on the Greek island of Leros. The relative gave us a contact of him, who was in need of medical assistance. We reached out to person, who sent us a GPS position, which showed them to be in the town of Lakki, and their personal data.
At 11:09 CET we alerted the relevant authorities via Email.
At 12:12 CET we called the Port Authority Leros, who told us they would look for the man and keep us updated.
At 12:24 CET we update the relevant authorities with missing info via Email.
At 14:45 CET we called back the Port Authority, who informed us they had given over the case to the police station in Leros. After several unsuccessful times on various different number we finally manage to talk to the Leros Police. The officer did not know of this case but notes down the info and told us they would call us back with information.
We tried to get back in contact with the man in Lakki but get no answer anymore.
At 22:55 CET we called back the Police, but the officer who answered told us they did not know of this case. But they would take the info again and inform their chief.
In the next morning we called back the Police, where we found out that the man was being kept at Leros Police Station and will be transferred to Chios soon.
We did not have contact with the man again and we wish this person all the best and hope that they will move to the camp soon and be able to access asylum.