Greek authorities have confirmed that the body of a man believed to be the missing British doctor Michael Mosley has been found on the island of Symi.
Mosley went missing after going for a coastal walk on the island.
“He has been found in the area of Ayia Marina,” the island’s deputy mayor Nikitas Grillas told the Guardian. “I can confirm that it is him.”
The discovery came on the fifth day of a massive air, land and sea operation to find the TV presenter and health guru who popularised intermittent fasting and designed the 5:2 diet.
Mosley, 67, was last seen when he set off hiking along St Nikolas beach on the island of Symi at 1.30 pm local time on Wednesday.
His wife, Dr Clare Bailey, raised the alarm after he failed to return by 7.30 pm. A search and rescue operation was launched to locate the doctor, who is best known for his appearances on The One Show and This Morning.
The search included police, firefighters, specially trained dogs, volunteers and a drone. Police were working on the assumption that Mosley may have been affected by the heat and slipped and fallen, perhaps from a height.
Mosley, a columnist for the Daily Mail, made several documentaries about diet and exercise, including the Channel 4 show Michael Mosley: Who Made Britain Fat? He was also part of the BBC series Trust Me, I’m a Doctor.
He lived with tapeworms in his guts for six weeks for the documentary Infested! Living With Parasites on BBC Four.
Mosley was also credited for the rising popularity of the 5:2 diet, which involves fasting for two days a week to lose weight. He was named Medical Journalist of the Year by the British Medical Association in 1995.
Source: The Guardian
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