Ami climbed to the top of Mount Olympus in Greece - and has been missing for 5 days: "They saw him with a bandaged leg, I'm afraid he slipped"
Ami Yogev, a 46-year-old Israeli from Modiin, climbed to the summit of Mount Olympus in Greece on Sunday and contact with him has been lost. His mother, Shoshi Debi, said a local guide saw him with a bandaged leg, but since then his tracks have disappeared. A private rescue team is operating in the area, and the family has launched a crowdfunding campaign to finance the search.
Ami Yogev, a 46-year-old Israeli from Modiin, climbed to the summit of Mount Olympus in Greece on Sunday, September 20, 2026, and contact with him has been lost since. His mother, Shoshi Debi, said she spoke with him at noon that day, and after he took a photo of himself at the summit and disconnected, she heard nothing more from him. His car, containing his personal belongings, was found in the site's parking lot. A local climbing guide reported seeing Yogev at the summit with his leg bandaged; Yogev told him he had nearly slipped and the injury was not serious, and that he was descending the mountain. Debi expressed concern that her son had slipped, but noted there is no hypothesis about his whereabouts. A private rescue team from the company Magnus has been dispatched to the area, but so far no traces have been found. The family has launched a crowdfunding campaign to finance the continued search, as Yogev has no travel insurance. Debi described the situation as "critical minutes" and noted that she is struggling to sleep and needs funds to continue the search. Mount Olympus is a national park in northern Greece with 52 peaks, the highest of which rises to a height of 2,917 meters.