Greek authorities said Sunday that after a four-day search, they had found the body of British medical journalist and documentary maker Michael Mosley, who went missing last week while vacationing on the Greek island of Symi.
Symi mayor Eleftherios Papakalodoukas said his body was found on the beach at Agia Marina.
His disappearance sparked a massive search involving firefighters, police officers and volunteers, with authorities also using search dogs and drones, and the Greek coast guard joining the effort amid growing fears he may have been lost at sea.
Mr Mosley, 67, a BBC journalist, arrived on the Aegean island of Symi in the Dodecanese islands on Tuesday for a week-long trip. He told friends on the beach at Agios Nikolaos on Wednesday afternoon that he was walking back to his accommodation in the town of Symi, local authorities said.
The walk is about two miles, depending on the route taken. After hours passed and he was still not seen, his wife, Claire Bailey Mosley, reported him missing to the police.
Search efforts shifted north towards Agia Marina on Friday. The footage was revealed Security cameras in the village of Pedi, halfway between the towns of Agios Nikolaos and Symi, captured a man believed to be Mr Mosley holding an umbrella.
The terrain in the north, above Agia Marina, is much more rugged and dangerous.
Police said Mosley did not have a mobile phone on him during his walk and witnesses last saw him at the Peddie bus stop.
For years, many British audiences have turned to Mosley, a veteran science and health researcher, for myth-busting advice on diet, exercise and sleep. Mosley, who trained as a doctor before moving into television, was the host of a popular BBC health podcast. “Only one” program”Trust me, I’m a doctor.. “
He produced a variety of health science programmes for the station and often participated in the experiments for the documentaries he produced. Swallowed parasites and I tried magic mushroomsHowever, he is most widely known for popularizing the 5:2 diet, a method of intermittent fasting that involves eating normally for five days each week and fasting for two days.
There was him Nominated in 2002 She won an Emmy Award for her series “The Human Face,” which examines the science behind beauty.
Recently, it has produced two investigative programmes in collaboration with the UK broadcaster Channel 4. Obesity in the UK And that The nutrition behind your grocery shopping This year he toured the UK with his wife, also a doctor and health columnist, with an interactive live show focused on healthy living.