Michael Mosley Latest Updates: CCTV discovered TV doctor appearing to fall on rocky hillside near seaside resort

Jannis and Sophia Volas, married for 37 years, parents of two boys and living near Symi Marina, were until now the main volunteers heading each day towards the most dangerously rocky parts of Dr Mosley's suspected routes.

“It’s a very sad day; we always hoped to find him alive,” he said, his wrinkled and sun-damaged face expressive but hardened to this kind of tragedy.

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An initial examination by a coroner ruled out foul play, but further tests should be carried out on the Rhodes father of four to confirm the cause of death, the coroner said. Daily Mail reported.

A coroner's spokesperson said: “It looks like it was a fall, but we need to establish whether he had a medical episode before this and that will take time. »

At the time of Dr. Mosley's death, temperatures had reached 37 degrees while there was little shade on the rocky hillside where he had lost his way.

Former deputy leader of the Labor Party, Lord Tom Watson, has paid tribute to the late Dr Michael Mosley.

Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today program on Monday, Lord Watson said: “He certainly changed my life. He gave me the idea that I wasn't broken.

“I remember the moment I first read his book, I read it on a Kindle while on vacation in Spain.

“And that was the idea that you can somehow reverse or put type 2 diabetes into remission through lifestyle changes and nutritional change.

“It was like a light went on in my life, and I became a real fan of his work, and over the years he helped me maintain that and help millions of others.”

“And that’s great journalism: he explained very complex scientific ideas in a very simple way.

“I met him and honestly it was like meeting a hero, he was a hero to me and I don’t underestimate that.

A Greek cameraman who discovered Michael Mosley's body said he suspected the TV doctor had fainted in the extreme heat, after walking along the rocky hillside near the resort.

Antonios Mystilovlou told Sky News he was on a boat and thought he saw something in the rocks. Once back at the marina, he looked closely at his footage before realizing what he was looking at.

“There was the body. He was lying with his hand on his stomach and he was carrying his bag in the other hand,” he said.

“I think he was planning to go to bed and he was tired, dizzy, I don't know… he sat up and passed out, that's what I assume.

“It’s a very, very sad ending for him and his family.”

The body of Dr Michael Mosley was discovered near the fence of the Agia Marina resort in Symi, four days after he disappeared while out for a walk.

His wife said her family were reassured that he “almost made it” to safety.

CCTV footage appears to show Dr Michael Mosley falling near where his body was found as his widow said he “almost managed” to get to safety.

Dr Clare Bailey Mosley confirmed the body discovered on Sunday morning in a rocky area near Agia Marina beach on the Greek island of Symi was that of her husband, describing the loss as “devastating”.

Footage found at an Agia Marina beach bar reportedly shows what appears to be the TV doctor descending a rocky slope near a fence before falling out of sight.

His widow said the 67-year-old, who went missing after leaving his wife and friends at Agios Nikolaos beach on Wednesday, appeared to have undertaken an “incredible climb, took the wrong path and collapsed where he could not be easily seen.” by emergency search teams.

Celebrity chef and healthy eating campaigner Jamie Oliver praised the work Mosley had done for public health through his broadcasts and research.

Oliver wrote on Instagram: “What a wonderfully gentle, kind and kind man he was. He did so much good for public health with his TV shows and research.

“He was a curious investigator, producer and presenter and often changed the narrative for the better on many public health issues.”

Michael Mosley, television doctor, author and columnist, helped popularize the 5:2 diet and often pushed his body to extremes during his research into health and wellness.

His wife, Dr Clare Bailey Mosley, confirmed his death on Sunday after a massive search operation found his body on the Greek island of Symi.

The 67-year-old disappeared on Wednesday during a walk while on vacation in Symi, one of the Dodecanese islands.