BBC star Dr Michael Mosley goes missing on walk in Greece as cops fear 'fall'

06 June 2024 , 11:37
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The 67-year-old is believed to have left his phone at the beach
The 67-year-old is believed to have left his phone at the beach

BBC star Dr Michael Mosley has gone missing after going on a walk on a Greek island.

Greek cops fear the popular TV doctor, 67, may have "fallen from a height" after a hike along Agios Nikolaos Beach in Symi.

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BBC star Michael Mosley pictured before he went missing on the island of Symi
Dr Mosley went missing while on holiday in Greece
Dr Mosley went missing while on holiday in GreeceCredit: Getty
The health expert has appeared on Loose Women
The health expert has appeared on Loose WomenCredit: Rex
The TV doctor disappeared after a walk on  St. Nicholas Beach in Symi
The TV doctor disappeared after a walk on St. Nicholas Beach in SymiCredit: Getty
Emergency services from Rhodes have joined the search
Emergency services from Rhodes have joined the search

His disappearance sparked a massive police search on the island after Dr Mosley disappeared on Wednesday.

Cops believe the TV doctor left his phone at the beach before heading back to Pedi where he was staying with his wife Dr Clare Bailey, 62.

She alerted police after her husband failed to return by 7.30 in the evening.

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Local authorities began retracing his route to locate him but to no avail.

A search and rescue team was sent from Athens with drones and other equipment to join the search.

A senior Greek official in charge of search and rescue operations in the Southern Aegean said "no stone" would be left unturned to find the Briton.

The security official told The Sun: "Since this morning we have had all available forces out there on the island and we have asked to bring in specially trained dogs and even a helicopter from Athens for back up too.

"No stone will be left unturned. Symi is a small island, he can’t just have disappeared."

Police said they had been alerted to the missing Briton on Thursday. 

A policeman said the search so far has focused on the area between the beach of Ayios Nikolaos, where Mosley was last seen, and the resort of Pedi where the famous physician was staying with his wife.

A community Facebook group on Symi shared a photo of Dr Mosley wearing a blue polo shirt a cap and sunglasses, appealing for information.

The post reads: "Have you seen this man? He set off to walk back from St Nick's at about 13.30 and failed to make it home.

"His friends are concerned as it is 6 hours since they last saw him.

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"His name is Dr Mike Mosley and he is a familiar face for many British people as he has appeared on the BBC.

"The police and coast guard have been informed EMAK, the island's rescue team, is also involved."

Symi's mayor Lefteris Papakalodoukas told Proto Thema police and the fire brigade are working to locate the Brit.

He said: "The British broadcaster has come for holiday with his wife and is being hosted by a couple of their friends on our island.

"We know he had gone for a swim at the beach of Agios Nikolaos, but because he likes hiking and the area he would walk back.

"Some witnesses said that he was seen returning to Pedi and talking to another person.

"All of these are testimonies that are being investigated at the moment.

"The mobilisation of the police and the fire brigade is great and we hope that the man is found quickly and that he is in good health."

Senior Police Spokesman Constantina Dimoglidou told the Mail the search for the missing doctor is ongoing.

She said: "He was at the beach of Ag. Nikolas with another couple when he decided to go back to his home in the area of Pedi of Symi.

"It was around 1.30pm and he forgot his phone at the beach. Any and every attempt to track him down has not produced any result.

"We have now asked the fire brigade to assist in the operation in the case that he may have slipped, tripped, fallen, even bitten by a snake, remaining injured somewhere.

"There is just no trace of him. None whatsoever and that means that for us at least, every potential scenario is open and being investigated."

Temperatures in Symi, which is near Rhodes reached high 30s yesterday and would be the same today.

Dr Mosley is best known for hosting the BBC podcast Just One Thing.

He has also appeared on This Morning and The One Show.

The 67-year-old broadcaster did the Channel 4 show Michael Mosley: Who Made Britain Fat? and was part of the BBC series Trust Me, I'm A Doctor.

He also lived with tapeworms in his guts for six weeks for the documentary Infested! Living With Parasites on BBC Four.

The TV doctor pictured with his wife Clare
The TV doctor pictured with his wife ClareCredit: Rex
It is believed the TV doctor left his phone at the beach
It is believed the TV doctor left his phone at the beachCredit: Rex
Police believe the BBC star may have fallen from a height after his walk
Police believe the BBC star may have fallen from a height after his walkCredit: Getty

Aliki Kraterou

Police, missing person, Crime, BBC ONE, BBC, Dr Michael Mosley

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