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After a four-day search, Greek officers mentioned on Sunday that they had discovered the physique of Michael Mosley, a British medical journalist and documentary maker who disappeared final week whereas on a visit on the Greek island of Symi.
His physique was discovered on a seaside in Agia Marina, mentioned the mayor of Symi, Eleftherios Papakalodoukas.
His disappearance had prompted an in depth search that known as in firefighters, law enforcement officials and volunteers. The authorities additionally used canines and drones, and the Greek coast guard additionally joined the trouble as fears escalated that Mr. Mosley had drifted out to sea.
A spokeswoman for the Greek police, Constantina Dimoglidou, mentioned the mayor, who was on a ship patrolling the coast with reporters from the state information tv channel Ert, noticed Mr. Mosley’s physique and acknowledged his blue shirt from the final footage of him captured on safety cameras.
Mr. Mosley, 67, a BBC journalist, had arrived on Tuesday on Symi, a part of the Dodecanese islands within the Aegean Sea, for a weeklong journey. He informed buddies at Agios Nikolaos seaside on Wednesday afternoon that he would stroll again to his lodging in Symi city, the native authorities mentioned.
The stroll is about two miles, relying on the route taken. When hours had handed with no signal of Mr. Mosley, his spouse, Clare Bailey Mosley, reported him lacking to the police.
Search efforts shifted north, towards Agia Marina, on Friday after footage emerged from safety cameras within the village of Pedi — about midway between Agios Nikolaos and Symi city — displaying what gave the impression to be Mr. Mosley carrying an umbrella.
The terrain within the north, above Agia Marina, is considerably extra rugged and harmful.
The police mentioned that Mr. Mosley didn’t have his cellphone on him in the course of the stroll, and was final seen by a witness at a bus cease in Pedi.
Over the years, many British viewers relied on Mr. Mosley, a longtime investigator of science and well being, for his myth-busting recommendation on weight loss program, train and sleep. Trained as a health care provider earlier than venturing into tv, Mr. Mosley hosted the favored BBC well being podcast “Just One Thing” and appeared on the present “Trust Me, I’m A Doctor.”
He produced a wide range of well being and science applications for the broadcaster, and infrequently supplied himself up for experimentation within the documentaries he offered. He swallowed parasites and trialed magic mushrooms, however he was most generally identified for popularizing the 5:2 weight loss program, a type of intermittent fasting that entails 5 days of regular consuming and two days of fasting every week.
He was nominated in 2002 for an Emmy for “The Human Face,” a collection analyzing the science behind magnificence.
More just lately, he had launched two collection with the British Channel 4 broadcaster investigating weight problems in Britain and the vitamin behind the grocery purchasing of on a regular basis customers. He had toured Britain this yr along with his spouse, additionally a health care provider and well being columnist, with an interactive stay present targeted on wholesome dwelling.
