Michael Mosley's final unforgiving route he took before being found dead

11 June 2024 , 12:02

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Michael Mosley's final unforgiving route he took before being found dead

This is the unforgiving route TV doctor Michael Mosley would have taken in the minutes before he tragically died.

The 67-year-old’s body was found in rocky terrain on Sunday morning on the Greek island of Symi. A local coroner has said he stopped for a final rest before blacking out and dying in 40C heat.

If he had managed to make it another 50 yards he would have reached the sea and a gate into the Agia Marina beach bar. His body was found at 10.30am on Sunday, five days after he was reported missing by his wife. He was discovered behind a small wall and chain link fence which circles the secluded, picturesque bar.

The Mirror has retraced Mr Mosley's route

The video footage, shot by The Mirror, shows the hillside and rocks underfoot that Mr Mosley would have been dealing with in the heat. You can also hear the wind as our reporter descends the steep hillside.

The view across the bay, however is picturesque with the blue sea at the bottom of the hillside and a boat bobbing around in the ocean.

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Earlier today, Mr Mosley's family were been seen leaving the Greek Island of Symi today, two days after his body was found. His wife Clare and four children were spotted catching a ferry to the nearby island of Rhodes.

The terrain is rocky

Dr Mosley was found at around 10.30am on Sunday by a restaurant manager at the Agia Marina beach bar, five days after he was reported missing. CCTV was released by police earlier today of his last few hours.

The footage shows the 67-year-old TV star holding his distinctive purple umbrella to protect him from the fierce sun as he walks past the house with a tarpaulin-covered speedboat in the drive. He is seen heading for a trail that leads towards Agia Marina 1.5 miles away, where he died at around 4pm.

The area is rocky and the weather is unforgiving

Greek police spokeswoman Konstantia Dimoglidou told the BBC that an initial post-mortem examination has been carried out, which confirms there were no injuries on his body. Ms Dimoglidou said that the position of his body means he died of natural causes. She also said toxicology and histology reports will be conducted.

Following the discovery of Mr Mosley, members of the Symi crisis rescue volunteer team expressed their “deepest condolences” to the wife, children and friends of Mosley “for his tragic loss”.

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They said: “Our team was called in by island authorities to assist in the search investigation on the very first night of his disappearance and we immediately began with a first night search. We continued all the coming days to participate in the investigations together with firefighters, police officers and other volunteers, as always directed by the head of the investigation. High temperatures and rough spots made this mission particularly difficult, and unfortunately, the outcome was one we all know.”

Phil Cardy