Body of missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley found on Greek island

ATHENS — The physique of lacking British TV presenter and creator Dr. Michael Mosley was discovered on a Greek island Sunday morning after a days-long search, his household mentioned.

Mosley, who went lacking on the island of Symi on Wednesday afternoon, was noticed amongst rocks on a rugged stretch of coast by a celebration on a ship that included the native mayor and journalists.

Mosley’s spouse mentioned her husband took the mistaken route on a hike and collapsed simply wanting reaching a marina in a spot the place his physique couldn’t simply be seen.

“Michael was an adventurous man, it’s a part of what made him so particular,” Dr. Clare Bailey Mosley mentioned in assertion. “It’s devastating to have misplaced Michael, my fantastic, humorous, variety and sensible husband. We had an extremely fortunate life collectively. We cherished one another very a lot and had been so comfortable collectively.”

Mosley, 67, was well-known in Britain for his many packages on the BBC, common appearances on tv and radio and his column within the Every day Mail newspaper. He was identified outdoors the U.Ok. for his 2013 e book “The Quick Food regimen,” which he co-authored with journalist Mimi Spencer. The e book proposed the so-called “5:2 food regimen,” which promised to assist individuals shed some pounds rapidly by minimizing their calorie consumption two days per week whereas consuming healthily on the opposite 5.

He subsequently launched a fast weight reduction program and made a lot of movies about food regimen and train.

Mosley typically pushed his physique to excessive lengths to see the results of his diets and likewise lived with tapeworms in his guts for six weeks for the BBC documentary “Infested! Residing With Parasites.”

Even earlier than the physique’s id was confirmed, tributes poured in for Mosley.

“In individual he was very a lot the type of determine that you’d see on tv: instantly likeable, genuinely humorous, enthusiastic, he had this innate enthusiasm about life and he was all the time very beneficiant together with his time,” his co-author Spencer informed BBC Radio 4. “He by no means blew his trumpet, he was fairly a humble individual.”

Tom Watson, former deputy chief of Britain’s Labour Occasion, referred to as Mosley a hero and mentioned he misplaced almost 100 kilos (45 kilograms) following one of many physician’s food regimen books.

“It’s laborious to explain how upset I’m by this information,” Watson mentioned on the social media platform X. “By brave, science-based journalism, Michael Mosley has helped hundreds of individuals get effectively and wholesome. I’m certainly one of them.”

Dr. Saleyha Ahsan, who was co-host on “Belief Me, I’m A Physician,” mentioned Mosley had a expertise for placing individuals relaxed and explaining science to a normal viewers, “not only a area of interest scientific crowd, however to everybody.”

“Michael’s a nationwide treasure and he’s so personable,” Ahsan informed the BBC.

Celeb chef Jamie Oliver mentioned Mosley’s analysis and TV exhibits had served the general public effectively and altered the dialog round well being points.

“What a splendidly candy, variety and delicate man he was,” Oliver mentioned on Instagram.

Clare Bailey Mosley thanked the individuals of the island of Symi, who she mentioned labored tirelessly to seek out him.

“A few of these individuals on the island, who hadn’t even heard of Michael, labored from daybreak until nightfall unasked,” she mentioned. “My household and I’ve been vastly comforted by the outpouring of affection from individuals from around the globe. It’s clear that Michael meant an enormous quantity to so lots of you.”

Lefteris Papakalodoukas, the island’s mayor, informed The Related Press that he was on a ship with journalists once they noticed a physique some 65 toes (20 meters) above the Agia Marina seaside. He mentioned Mosley was mendacity face-up subsequent to a fence.

“We zoomed with the cameras and noticed it was him,” he mentioned.

Ilias Tsavaris, a bar supervisor on the marina, mentioned he scrambled up the hillside after getting a name from the boat telling him to verify the sighting.

“After I walked up I noticed one thing like a physique,” he mentioned. “You don’t see a lifeless physique on a regular basis, it’s not a warzone, it’s summer season, you might be presupposed to have enjoyable and swimming.”

As cops had been retrieving Mosley’s physique, one fell on the slope and needed to be carried away on a stretcher, native media reported. The physique might be taken to the close by island of Rhodes for post-mortem.

Mosley had 4 youngsters together with his spouse, who can be an creator and well being columnist.

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Related Press author Brian Melley contributed to this report from London.