WIFE'S HOPE
Michael Mosley’s wife Clare bravely tells of ‘unbearable’ search for TV doc as mystery surrounds disappearance
It comes as new CCTV has been released showing Mosley's last-known sighting
THE wife of missing TV doctor Michael Mosley has bravely spoken out today to promise that "we will not lose hope".
Dr Clare Bailey Mosley said that life for their family has been "unbearable" since her husband vanished while holidaying on a Greek island of Symi on Wednesday.
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In a statement shared with the BBC, Clare said: “It has been three days since Michael left the beach to go for a walk.
"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.”
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Clare, 62, is understood to be searching the island with her British friends for any trace of the missing TV personality.
The couple's four adult children have also arrived on Symi to help with the efforts.
Mosley, known for popularising the 5:2 diet and for his appearances on The One Show and This Morning, went missing after leaving Clare on Agios Nikolaos beach at 1.30pm on Wednesday.
Newly released CCTV footage has shown Mosley appearing to leave the village of Pedi at 2pm to embark on a “treacherous” three-hour trek.
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What we know so far:
- Dr Michael Mosley has been missing since Wednesday afternoon
- He was on holiday with wife Clare & two pals on the island of Symi in Greece
- The BBC presenter vanished after going to walk home from Saint Nikolaos beach
- Rescuers have said 'people don't just vanish' as the mystery deepens into what happened to him
- His phone was left at his hols accommodation
- He was sighted on CCTV in the town of Pedi
- Rescuers fear Dr Mosley took a wrong turn and ended up in a difficult mountainous area in the island's north
- Police, firefighters, locals, drones, dogs, boats, divers and a helicopter have been deployed to find him
- His family vowed not to give up hope in a statement by wife Clare - with his four children flying to Symi
- The disappearance is being compared to another Brit - John Tossell - who vanished in 2019
- Dr Mosley's celebrity pals have spoken out - wishing for his safe return
The video appears to capture the 67-year-old carrying an umbrella walking towards a rocky, hilly path at roughly 2pm.
It is believed to be one of the last two CCTV sightings of Mosley that helped shift the search focus to the perilous mountain path.
Haunting CCTV shows Dr Michael Mosley's last movements before vanishing in Greece as divers, drones & dogs join search
Search teams and Symi's mayor both told The Sun the route can be incredibly “dangerous” and “treacherous” with no shade.
Mayor Eleftherios Papakalodouka said that Mosley had no water with him, adding: “You can’t survive in this weather.”
Today, rescue teams centred the search on Agia Marina, 3km from Pedi where he was last seen.
The marina is only accessible by foot through a path that searchers describe as dangerous, or by water taxi.
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Police said officers, helicopters and drones have been deployed to the area as the search continues for its fourth scorching-hot day.
The mayor also insisted there is "no chance" the search will be called off until Mosley is found.
A rescuer described Mosley's alleged decision to take the three-hour mountain path as "inexplicable".
She told The Mirror: "The path is not easy to follow. If he took a wrong turn, he would be lost. He could be anywhere.
"It is a race against time."
Another rescuer told the outlet: "It's like he went up there and the earth swallowed him up."
A third rescuer said: "I don't think anything strange has happened to him. This is Symi: it's a very small island and people just don't disappear.
"There is always hope," they told the Mail.
Timeline of Dr Mosley's disappearance
WEDNESDAY JUNE 5
- 1.30pm: Dr Mosley decides to walk home alone to his holiday home in the town of Symi after going for a swim at a beach
- 1.50pm: The walk home is said to take around 20 minutes from Saint Nikolaos beach despite the doctor never making it back
- 1.52pm: CCTV catches Dr Mosley walking past a shop in Pedi
- Approx 2.20pm: Witnesses claim to have seen Dr Mosley talking to an elderly man in the town with one other person present
- 2.30pm-5pm: Doc was last seen on a house camera on a treacherous path heading towards the Agia Marina
- 7.30pm: Dr Mosley's wife, Dr Clare Bailey, raises the alarm and calls cops
THURSDAY JUNE 6
- 10.30am: Police file missing person report and the search gets underway
- 11am: Police appeal for any information
- 2pm: Six firefighters, a vehicle and a drone team were all seen arriving in Symi from Rhodes
- 7pm: Helicopters deployed over the island
- 8pm: First day of the search called off for the night
FRIDAY JUNE 7
- 7am Extra police squadrons, coast guard officials, specially-trained sniffer dogs and military helicopters helped in the search
- 5pm The first CCTV images are released of Dr Mosley with his umbrella near the Blue Corner bar
SATURDAY JUNE 8
- 7am Police launch a search of a new area of around 7km as they step up the hunt
- 10.50am: New CCTV is released showing Mosley leaving Pedi and heading towards mountainous path
- 11am Symi's mayor says 'no chance' search will be called off until he is found
- 12pm Mosley's wife Clare says the family will 'not lose hope' but confesses the last few days have been 'unbearable'
- 3pm A helicopter joins the search effort in the mountains
WHAT HAPPENED?
The TV doctor went missing on Wednesday at 1.30pm after leaving his wife and friends on Saint Nikolaos beach.
He said he was feeling ill and would walk back alone.
CCTV images later emerged which show Dr Mosley in the town of Pedi, shielding himself from the sun with an umbrella.
The last sighting of Mosley was caught on CCTV at 2pm close to the entrance of a dangerous mountain path.
The route is a three-hour hike back to Symi Town, where he was staying with his wife Clare and another couple.
Mosley had not returned to his accommodation by 3pm despite temperatures soaring to 40C.
His wife raised the alarm at 7.30pm on Wednesday. His phone remained in their accommodation.
Overnight on Wednesday, local authorities began to trace Mosley's steps but were unable to locate him.
By 12pm on Thursday, cops were scouring the coast with the help of divers, drones, firefighters, volunteers and police dogs
Police initially said the doctor may have "fallen from a height" or lost consciousness on the short hike home from the beach.
At 7pm, a helicopter was deployed to assist in the search.
The search resumed on Friday morning where temperatures reached 48C with all of Symi's patrol boats out searching.
Yesterday afternoon, new CCTV images of Mosley in Pedi emerged and by the evening cops shifted their search to a new mountainous route.
Mayor Papakaloudoukas added this morning that "all the community is so sad about this, [it has] never happened before".
'HUMAN BEINGS DON'T VANISH'
The son of a Brit who went missing on a Greek island in 2019 has urged Mosley's family not to give up as "humans don't just vanish".
John Tossell, a 78-year-old from Wales, went missing on Zakynthos five years ago this month.
Tossell vanished after leaving his partner, Gillian, to hike to a monastery on Mount Skopos.
His son Gary told that Mosley's case felt like a "cut and paste of my father".
The Brit father was described as a "fit man" who could have easily managed the route.
Gary criticised police for calling off the search after only five days.
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Despite his family continuing the search themselves, no trace of Tossell was ever found.
Gary said: "He went for a walk and he vanished into thin air...It's the same story but a different person."
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Who is Dr Michael Mosley?
BY Henry Holloway, Deputy Foreign Editor
DR MICHAEL Mosley is a TV presenter and health expert known for his work with the BBC - with regular appearances on The One Show.
He is a diet expert who advocated for intermittent fasting, low-carb diets and has written books promoting keto.
Born in India, he studied philosophy, politics and economics and worked as a banker before graduating from medical school.
He joined the BBC in 1985 as an assistant producer, and quickly rose through the ranks - becoming a popular presenter.
Dr Michael worked on programmes such The Human Face with Professor Robert Winston - and Inventions that Changed The World with Jeremy Clarkson.
Eventually fronting his own shows and regularly appearing on breakfast television, he gained a reputation as a diet guru.
He also hosted the BBC podcast Just One Thing.
The TV star is married to Clare Bailey, a GP, and they have four children.
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