Michael Mosley, the British TV star doctor who disappeared in Greece on Thursday, has died

International – This is the end of four days of intense research. Well-known British television doctor Michael Mosley was found dead on the Greek island of Symi in the Aegean Sea, where he had disappeared on Thursday, a police spokesman told AFP on Sunday (June 9).

“People on a boat saw a body near a rocky coast.”Petros Vassilakis, police chief for the Southern Aegean region, told AFP, before pointing out that it was indeed Michael Mosley.

A crew from Greek public broadcaster ERT was filming the area where the 67-year-old, known for his innovative nutritional advice, disappeared when they found a body. “Looking at the equipment he took, (the photographer) saw that there was something strange near the fence, 50 meters from the sea.”“, he told an ERT journalist on air. “We discovered (…) that it was indeed this man (…) who was lying down (on his back).”“, specifically this journalist, Aristides Miaoulis.

“I hope we have better news (for the family).”He witnessed and moved, through the Sky News microphone, As you can see below.

“I am devastated to have lost Michael, my wonderful, funny, kind and wonderful husband. his wife, Claire Bailey, wrote in a press release he cited BBC. We have been incredibly lucky in our lives together. We loved each other very much and were very happy together. »

Michael Mosley went for a walk alone

The Greek authorities announced, on Friday, that they were intensifying search operations, for the third day in a row, in an attempt to find this 67-year-old doctor, known for his appearances on television programs. One offer And This morningHe is also a documentary director.

Dr Saliha Ahsan, co-host of Michael Mosley's BBC programme Trust me, I'm a doctorHis colleague said he had “A passion for explaining science to a wider audience”. “Making science accessible to everyone, not only in the scientific field, but to everyone.”This doctor told BBC News.

His wife had reported the disappearance of Michael Mosley, who had gone for a walk alone, to the police. On Thursday morning, local police officially announced his disappearance and firefighters sent a helicopter to help in the search.

It is considered the area where the presenter disappeared “Difficult because it is very rocky.”The mayor of Symi confirmed on Thursday, according to a Greek daily newspaper Kathimerini.

The nearby island of Rhodes, off the Turkish coast, also suffers from extreme heat, like many Greek regions.

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