Search continues for missing TV doctor Michael Mosley
The search for missing TV doctor Michael Mosley on a Greek island has entered its third day. Photo: Fast800/Getty
Dr Michael Mosley’s wife has spoken of the “longest and most unbearable days” since the celebrity doctor went missing on a Greek island, as the search shifted to rocky hills.
Dr Clare Bailey last saw her husband when he left her at St Nikolas beach, on the island of Symi, to walk back to their accommodation at a nearby town.
Bailey, who has been helping with the search along with British friends, released a statement to the BBC as the couple’s four adult children arrived on Symi.
“It has been three days since Michael left the beach to go for a walk,” Bailey wrote.
“The longest and most unbearable days for myself and my children.
“The search is ongoing and our family are so incredibly grateful to the people of Symi, the Greek authorities and the British Consulate who are working tirelessly to help find Michael.
“We will not lose hope.”
Bailey was reported to be looking through a wooded area above Pedi bay.
CCTV released on Saturday (AEDT) appeared to show Mosley walking through the town of Pedi, seemingly in good form, about 20 minutes after leaving the beach.
Footage indicates he was heading in the direction of an area of rocky hills which contains a network of water-filled tunnels that locals know as ‘The Abyss’, reports The Sun.
Symi’s deputy mayor Nikitas Gryllis told a local news outlet that that area of hills was incredibly difficult to search.
“It is a strange area, a mountain with many blind and dangerous spots, which must be combed meter by meter,” he said.
Sixty-seven-year-old Mosley, a healthy living advocate who has endorsed fasting and offered tips on sleep and diet, was last seen on Wednesday.
He disappeared after he set out on a stroll in searing temperatures along a rocky coastal path from Agios Nikolaos beach to the village of Pedi. Mosley did not have his mobile phone with him, hampering tracing efforts.
Police, the fire brigade and volunteers have been searching on and off the island in the eastern Aegean assisted by a helicopter, drones and rescue dogs.
On Saturday, police searches shifted focus to an area opposite Agios Nikolaos, between Pedi and the beach of Agia Marina.
“The search continues,” spokeswoman Constantina Dimoglidou told Reuters.
“We are investigating on foot another rocky part, the wider area of Agia Marina.”
Images shared with Reuters from a security camera in Pedi showed what is believed to be Mosley, strolling by at 1:49 pm on Wednesday, holding an umbrella, suggesting he may have made it safely off the coastal path.
Symi Mayor Lefteris Papakalodoukas said the images and video footage from security cameras had helped sketch out what authorities believed was Mosley’s possible route, which he described as “unconventional”.
They indicated that he may have continued further through Pedi into another challenging area around Agia Marina, the mayor said.
“He chose paths which are very difficult to walk in such temperatures and under any circumstances,” Papakalodoulkas said. “Cameras show that he did not take the expected way back home.”
The police search previously extended to the sea with taxi boats urged to report anything strange.
-with AAP