Land and sea search for missing TV doctor on Greek island

The search continues for missing British broadcaster and healthy lifestyle advocate Michael Mosley, who went missing on the Greek island of Symi after setting out alone on a coastal walk in the scorching heat.

The famous doctor, renowned for his support of fasting diets, was last seen at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday as he undertook a short walk along a rocky path between Agios Nikolaos beach and the village of Pedi, police officials said.

Police, firefighters, coastguards and volunteers searched for Mosley on land and sea, using a helicopter, drones and a rescue dog, as temperatures reached 40C.

Mosley did not have his cell phone with him, making his search more difficult.

“So far we have no evidence of what may have happened, whether it was an accident… or something else,” a senior official said. the police who requested anonymity.

Police were investigating reports he spoke to residents during his walk.

Symi Mayor Lefteris Papakalodoukas said Pedi was a 10-minute walk from the beach. It would take another 40 minutes to reach a main road.

“It’s very strange,” Papakalodoukas told reporters. “You can’t disappear, you can’t get lost.”

Symi is a sparsely populated rocky island in the eastern Aegean Sea. It is approximately 16 km long and has a population of approximately 2,500.

Mosley, 67, is well known in Britain for his programmes, including the BBC series Trust Me, I'm a Doctor. He has also appeared on BBC's The One Show and ITV's This Morning.

He popularized the 5:2 diet, which advocates intermittent fasting.

Dozens of colleagues and friends expressed concern on social media about Mosley, his wife and his family.

The story made the front page of the Daily Mail newspaper, where Mosley is a columnist.