Michael Mosley missing update: TV doctor's wife won't give up hope as search enters fifth day

Dr Mosley was last seen on CCTV cameras heading towards Symi from nearby Pedi Bay, where he left his wife on the beach and planned to walk back to the house of friends where they were staying. were staying, it seems.

Lucy Holden reports from Symi, Greece:

The mayor of Symi pledged to continue the extensive search operation – which involved police, firefighters equipped with drones, employees of the Greek Red Cross, divers, a search dog and a helicopter operating in dangerous conditions and high temperatures – until Dr. Michael Mosley is found.

Eleftherios Papakaloudoukas said the area Mosley allegedly crossed is “difficult to cross” and is “just rocks,” as well as being populated with “heaps” of snakes.

Speaking through a translator, the 22-year-old mayor wondered how anyone could survive in the heat that topped 40C on the day Mosley disappeared.

Mr Papakaloudoukas said he hoped Mosley would be found “safe and alive”, adding: “The whole community is so sad about this, (this) has never happened before.”

The family of Dr Michael Mosley have been urged not to give up their search for the missing TV presenter by the son of a man who also disappeared on a Greek island five years ago in a 'copy-cat' case. stick “.

The 67-year-old health and wellness expert has been missing since Wednesday after taking a coastal walk in scorching heat on the Dodecanese island of Symi, in a case that has baffled local residents and sparked a major research operation.

The case bears eerie similarities to that of John Tossell, a 78-year-old man from Bridgend, south Wales, who went missing on the Greek island of Zakynthos five years ago this month.

“Many” island residents joined the search using their own boats to find British national Michael Mosley, the mayor's daughter said.

Mika Papakalodouka, 20, told the PA news agency on Friday: “It's a small island, people talk. We're actually good people here. Everyone is looking for him.

“It's such a small island that you can get lost on. It's so weird for us. Everyone is worried and looking for him.”

Firefighters began sweeping a 6.5 km (four mile) radius over a mountainous area surrounded by the sea at 6 a.m. Saturday.

The emergency team was forced to split up to cover the vast swathes of steep rocky terrain alone and use a drone to search the area.

A uniformed worker said there were ten of them searching several peaks because it was too dangerous for large teams to work during the summer months.

Firefighter Stergos Giakoumakis said from one of the summits: “It is not so easy to bring 100 people here, especially at this time, because it is the most dangerous time.

“Everything is dry and it’s too dangerous for the firefighters to search.”

Firefighters were seen using umbrellas for protection as there is no shade or path near the top of the hill that stretches between Pedi Bay and Agia Marina, where they suspect Mosley could have to walk.

Dead grass sticks out between rocks and large boulders, and the only living vegetation is a few small shrubs.

An emergency helicopter was seen flying over Pedi Bay towards the mountainous terrain where the Mosley hunt was taking place at around 3:20 p.m. local time.

CCTV footage appears to show missing TV doctor Michael Mosley less than half an hour after he left a beach for a walk while on holiday on the Greek island of Symi.

The photos suggest he walked to the village of Pedi after leaving the beach where he was with his wife in sweltering temperatures.

A search operation continued on Saturday, involving divers and drones, but authorities are investigating whether he could have left the island altogether.

Lucy Holden reports from Symi, Greece:

On Wednesday afternoon, his wife, Dr Clare Bailey, raised the alarm when Dr Mosley failed to return to their hotel after walking on the Dodecanese island of Symi.

Here is a timeline of Dr. Mosley's disappearance:

The search for missing TV doctor Michael Mosley has ended for another day on the Greek island of Symi as his wife vows “not to give up hope”.

Volunteers and rescue workers continued to search a mountainous and dangerous part of the island on Saturday after the 67-year-old television personality disappeared while out for a walk on Wednesday.

His wife, Dr. Clare Bailey Mosley, said the days since his disappearance have been “the longest and most unbearable days” for her and her children.

Emergency crews halted the search at nightfall Saturday night because the mountainous area they were searching was too dangerous to explore at night, but they are expected to resume Sunday morning.

Greek authorities shifted their attention to the area after CCTV footage from a house on the edge of a small marina in the village of Pedi showed the presenter walking towards a mountainous path around 2 p.m. local time on Wednesday .

New footage released Saturday also appears to show Mosley walking unhindered with an umbrella near the marina.

Mosley's four children joined their mother on Symi to help with the search efforts.