British television star doctor Michael Mosley was found dead on the Greek island of Symi in the Aegean Sea where he had disappeared on Thursday June 6, 2024, a police spokesperson announced this Sunday June 9.
“People on a boat saw a body near a rocky coast”indicated Petros Vassilakis, the police chief of the South Aegean region, before indicating that it was indeed Michael Mosley.
A crew from Greek public broadcaster ERT was filming the area where the 67-year-old man, known for his innovative diet advice, disappeared when they spotted a body.
“He was in a lying position.”
“Looking at the equipment he had taken, (the cameraman) saw that something strange was near the fence, 50 m from the sea”told an ERT journalist on the air.
“We discovered […] that it was indeed this man […] He was in a supine position (on his back).”specified this journalist, Aristides Miaoulis.
“This is the body of the journalist we have been looking for for several days”also indicated on this channel the mayor of Symi, Lefteris Papakalodoukas, who was with the television team.
Going for a walk alone
The Greek authorities announced on Friday that they were intensifying their searches, for the third day in a row, in an attempt to find this 67-year-old doctor, known for his appearances on the shows The One Show and This Morning, and also a documentary director.
His wife, Clare Bailey, had informed the police of the disappearance of Michael Mosley, who had gone for a walk alone.
A rocky area
On Thursday morning, local police officially announced his disappearance and firefighters sent a helicopter to help with the search.
The area where the presenter disappeared is considered “difficult because it is quite rocky”the mayor of Symi emphasized on Thursday, according to the Greek daily Kathimerini.
The nearby island of Rhodes, opposite the Turkish coast, is also plagued by extreme heat, like many Greek regions.
