Search launched on Greek island for missing British TV doctor Michael Mosley

June 6 (UPI) — A search has been launched on the Greek island of Symi for missing British television presenter Michael Mosley, authorities said.

Mosley, 67, a BBC presenter and Daily Mail columnist best known for popularizing the 5:2 diet, was reported missing by his wife, Clair Bailey, on Thursday morning, national newspaper Ekathimerini reported.

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Bailey had told police that Mosley was walking from Agios Nikolas beach towards Pedi starting Wednesday afternoon and had not been heard from since.

Deputy Mayor Ilias Chaskas told BBC News the search and rescue operation was focusing on the dangerous area of ​​Pedi on the island, where a woman had seen him walking on a road on Wednesday.

The mayor of Symi, Lefteris Papakalodoukas, described the region in Kathimerini as “difficult because it is quite rocky”. He also said Mosley disappeared when the heat on the island was “unbearable.”

“One could easily faint in such conditions,” he told the newspaper.

Papakalodoukas said the walk Mosley sought to take lasted about 90 minutes.

Greek police told the Guardian that a helicopter and specially trained dogs were to assist in the search.

“We have every possible service looking for him,” said the police chief overseeing the operation. “He was officially reported missing this morning and now police, firefighters and volunteers are involved in the search.”

Mosley is an award-winning journalist, producer, television presenter and doctor who has worked on a dozen series for the BBC, including Medical mavericks, Inside Michael Mosley, and many more, according to the biography on his official website.