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A body has been found in the search for TV doctor and columnist Dr Michael Mosley after he disappeared on the Greek island of Symi.
Police had begun searching for the 67-year-oldThis Morning star after he was reported missing by his wife, having failed to return from a coastal walk on Wednesday.
Following an intensive search of the small island, it was reported on Sunday that a body had been found in a rocky area close to Agia Marina.
The body was found alongside an umbrella in cave complex known to locals as “the abyss,” according to The Sun newspaper. CCTV footage released on Saturday had appeared to show Dr Mosley walking with an umbrella close to the marina.
Dr Mosley had set off from Saint Nikolas Beach at around 1.30pm local time without his mobile phone on Wednesday, with the alarm raised at 7.30pm and a major search and rescue operation launched.
Local people from Symi, a helicopter from Rhodes and Greek officers, along with police drafted in from outside the island, searched the Pedi area and surroundings, the mayor’s office said.
Police had asked for assistance from the Greek fire service, with six firefighters, a vehicle and a drone team arriving from Rhodes at about 2pm (12pm BST) on Thursday.
CCTV footage showed Mosley had arrived safely in the fishing village Pedi, some 20 minutes from where he first set off. But he is then believed to have taken a more difficult hilly route in severe heat, without his mobile phone.
The mayor said the area where Mosley is believed to have travelled through is “difficult to pass” and is “only rocks”, and is also populated by “loads” of snakes.
His wife, Dr Clare Bailey Mosley, said the days since he has been missing have been the “longest and most unbearable days” for her and her children.
Dr Mosley is known for being a columnist for the Daily Mail and has made a number of films about diet and exercise.
The broadcaster fronted 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 gut for six weeks for the documentary Infested! Living With Parasites on BBC Four.
Mosley received an Emmy nod for BBC science documentary The Human Face, presented by John Cleese and featuring a raft of famous faces, including Elizabeth Hurley, Pierce Brosnan and Sir David Attenborough.
Mosley has four children with his wife Clare Bailey Mosley, also a doctor, author and health columnist, who wrote the recipe book Fast 800 Easy.
The couple, who have hosted theatre show tours together, recently attended the Hay Festival, where Mosley presented a special edition of his Radio 4 series and podcast Just One Thing.
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