The 67-year-old British TV personality is missing. And here he is on the beach where he was last seen.
Michael Mosley, 67, disappeared from the Greek holiday island of Symi, which is about an hour's ferry from Rhodes.
His agent confirmed that he was missing, according to the BBC.
He is said to have left St. Nicks Beach around 1:30pm local time on Wednesday, a woman wrote in a Facebook post. She also shared a photo of Mosley, which VG verified was taken at that beach.
Search crews are conducting extensive searches at sea and on land on Thursday. They are in place with dogs, drones and helicopters.
– They are trying to recreate the route he took when his friends last saw him on the beach in St Nicholas at 1.30pm yesterday afternoon, the woman wrote in an email to VG.
She says the terrain is very rugged and conditions are still very hot in Symi, so the search can take several hours before there is any reliable news.
Unfortunately, he did not bring his mobile phone with him, so if he got into trouble, he would not be able to call for help.
The island's mayor told Greek media that some witnesses should have seen Mosley in the city after the trip.
-The entire island is in turmoil. Lefteris Papakaloudukas says volunteers on the island and emergency services are searching for him Live news.
– Our information indicates that he returned from the beach in Agios Nikolaos, followed the walking path that takes 10-15 minutes, and arrived in Pidi, a residential area.
Mosley is a well-known television personality, having worked at the BBC for many years. He is known as the much talked about 5:2 diet guru.
The 5:2 diet spread around the world after the BBC program «Eat, fast and live longer» – “Eat, Fast, and Live Longer,” which collected research on aging, weight, and general diseases.
Mosley was also a columnist for VG.
I informed the Greek police daily Mail A search has been launched for Mosley, so far without results.
– He was at the beach with another couple when he decided to go home. It was around 1.30pm (local time on Wednesday) and he had forgotten his phone at the beach. Police spokeswoman Constantina Demoglidou told the Daily Mail that any attempt to track him down had yielded no results.
National Press Officer, Hellenic Police
She says there is no trace of Mosley, and that all possible scenarios are open.
– We have now asked for help from the fire service, in case he slips, falls, gets injured somewhere, or even gets bitten by a snake, Demoglido continues.
VG tried to get comment from the Greek police and Mosley's management.
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