Moment BBC introduced physique was present in seek for Dr Michael Mosley
This is the poignant moment the BBC announced that a body had been found in the desperate search for Mail columnist Dr Michael Mosley.
Police sources told the BBC that the person they discovered – yet to be formally identified – had been dead for ‘a number of days’.
Presenter Martine Croxall, 55, made the announcement this morning that the body was found during the search for Dr Mosley, 67, who was reported missing on Thursday by his anxious wife.
The Deputy Mayor of the island of Symi said he was found in a rocky area by Agia Marina beach today as teams searched the coastline.
The body was found by a fence on the coastline, a 30 minute walk from Pedi, where he was last seen. He would’ve been visible from the beach, around 30 meters away.
The deceased was discovered by a bar manager accompanied by British journalists after the mayor spotted ‘something’ and alerted staff.
This is the poignant moment the BBC announced reports that a body had been found in the desperate search for Mail columnist Dr Michael Mosley
Presenter Martine Croxall, 55, (above) made the announcement this morning that the body was found during the search for Dr Mosley, 67, who was reported missing on Thursday
Dr Mosley married Clare (pictured together) in 1987, after meeting in medical school
The waiter who found the body on the small Greek island of Symi
Rescue teams pictured searching for missing Dr Mosley on Saturday
Political journalist Laura Kuenssberg also made the announcement on her Sunday morning show.
She said: ‘We just have some important and sad breaking news to bring you this morning.
‘There is very little detail but we can tell you a body has been found in the search for TV and radio presenter Michael Mosley.
‘That’s according to a rescue worker in Greece this morning, who has spoken to the BBC.’
Yesterday, a Greek fire brigade helicopter hovered overhead the spot where the body was found.
Police arrived around 20 minutes after it had been discovered – around 100 metres from the shoreline.
A short while later a coastguard boat arrived and anchored just off the beach while a small tender with more officers to the scene.
Mayor Eleftherios Papakaloudoukas had accompanied media to Agia Marina but was on his way back to Pedi when he looked back and saw something unusual on the rocks.
He then called the beach restaurant and alerted staff who rushed over towards what he had seen with a group of British journalists who had remained behind.
Dr Mosley seen on CCTV in image in Pedi Marina, Symi, shortly before 2pm on Wednesday
Police believed Dr Mosley was seen on CCTV in the town of Pedi before making a wrong turn along a path heading north, on the island of Symi
This is the picture of Dr Mosley posted with an appeal after he went missing while walking
The resort of Agia Marina, the location where a body was found
Terrain near the pathway to St Nicholas Beach, where Dr Mosley set off hiking on Wednesday
Officials said the coroner had been informed and was travelling to Symi from Rhodes.
A major operation was launched to find the doctor after he vanished while hiking alone in blistering 36C (97F) heat on Wednesday.
His wife Dr Clare Bailey, 62, raised the alarm when he failed to return home by 7.30pm and local authorities began tracing his route overnight.
Dr Mosley, 67, was one of Britain’s best known medics, whose revolutionary diet advice made him beloved by millions of Daily Mail readers and TV viewers.
Known for his open nature and effervescent personality, he achieved worldwide renown for popularising the 5:2 diet and released a string of best-selling books.
Police first filed a missing person report for Dr Mosley at 10.30am on Thursday and by midday each of the emergency services in Greece had joined the search on the tiny island of Symi.
Dr Mosley (pictured) and his wife landed on the 25-square-mile island on Tuesday and were due to stay for a week with a couple who have a house in Symi Town
A helicopter taking part in search operations for Dr Mosley
Mayor of Syimi Eleftherios Papakalodouka who alerted the beach resort manager after he thought he saw something ‘unusual’ from the sea
The medic was seen leaving Saint Nicholas beach towards the town of Pedi, via a rocky path with steep sections.
CCTV footage showed him passing a café in the town, northeast of the holiday island of Symi.
Police believed Dr Mosley was likely hiking towards the town of Symi, due west of Pedi, but took a wrong turn and ended up on a ‘dangerous’ mountain path heading north.
The coastguard scoured the sea as the fire brigade searched the remote island’s forests and hills – with volunteers also assisting with the effort.
On Saturday, Dr Mosley’s four children arrived on the island to join the searches.
Mosley’s wife, Dr Clare Bailey, had been searching the island joined by her British friends.
