British TV presenter Mosley found dead on Greek island of Symi – local officials

ATHENS/SYMI, Greece (Reuters) -British TV presenter and wholesome dwelling advocate Michael Mosley has been discovered useless in a rocky space on the Greek island of Symi, simply metres away from his vacation spot, native mayors informed Reuters on Sunday.

Mosley, 67, had been lacking since Wednesday after he went for a stroll alone alongside a coastal path in searing warmth.

“It’s actually him,” mentioned deputy mayor Nikitas Grillis, pending formal identification.

Police spokeswoman Constantina Dimoglidou earlier mentioned that the physique of an individual believed to be Mosley had been discovered within the space of Agia Marina, north of the village of Pedi and reverse the northeast seaside of Agios Nikolaos the place Mosley set out for his stroll.

One other police official mentioned his physique had been discovered on rocky terrain, near the ocean.

Symi Mayor Lefteris Papakalodoukas mentioned the invention was made after he and others, together with state ERT TV journalists, had been filming the realm from a vessel.

“We analysed the recorded proof and it was apparent that it was, sadly, Mosley,” Papakalodoukas mentioned.

“He was discovered 10 metres away from the ocean, 10-15 metres from his vacation spot, the seaside of Agia Marina, between a fence and a path.”

State TV ERT reported that he was discovered mendacity face up together with his head on a rock.

“It’s unclear if he had an accident or if he felt unwell,” Papakalodoukas mentioned.

The coast guard and hearth fighters had been deployed to the scene, a Reuters witness mentioned. A coroner was on his solution to Symi in a coast guard vessel, mentioned a police official, including that the physique can be transferred to the neighbouring island of Rhodes.

Mosley, who was on the island together with his spouse, was final seen alive at 1:30 p.m. (1030 GMT) on Wednesday. His youngsters arrived in Symi on Friday.

Symi, a part of the Dodecanese island chain, is about 10 miles (16 km) lengthy and has 2,500 residents.

Mosley has appeared on British programmes together with the BBC sequence Belief Me, I’m a Physician, the BBC’s The One Present and ITV’s This Morning. He popularised the 5:2 weight loss plan, which endorses intermittent fasting.

Saleyha Ahsan, a physician who labored with Mosley on the BBC gave her “heartfelt condolences” to Mosley’s household.

“He lived and breathed his work,” she informed Sky Information. “He was an inspiration.”

(Reporting by Renee Maltezou; Extra reporting by Yannis Souliotis, Angeliki Koutantou and Michael Holden; Enhancing by Timothy Heritage and Elaine Hardcastle)