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Mapped: The doomed route taken by Dr Michael Mosley in boiling heat before death on Greek island
Tragic details have continued to emerge about Dr Michael Mosley’s final hours after he disappeared on the Greek island of Symi, with his body discovered five days later.
CCTV footage has reportedly shown him making his way down the slope before falling over, with his wife saying that his family had taken comfort in the fact he “very nearly made it to safety”.
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Maroosha Muzaffar14 June 2024 06:30
All the ways Michael Mosley changed my life (and could still change yours)
He’s altered the way she showers, stands – and even how she spends her free time. Which is why Emma Reed will never forget the health and lifestyle guru:
Maroosha Muzaffar14 June 2024 06:00
‘I wanted to bring him back alive’: Volunteer who led search for TV doctor Michael Mosley
The former medical personality, author of the popular fasting diet known as the 5:2, had almost made it to safety before he died.
Emergency rescue teams, who were searching just 50m from where Dr Mosley was found, were clearly devastated as his body was carried away.
Volunteers and emergency workers tried to locate him from 7am until 3am for three days in a row - but had missed his body by metres.
Jannis and Sophia Volas, who have been married for 37 years and have two sons, were the chief volunteers leading the search operation.
The couple’s endless search took place through unrelenting heat over jagged rocks, where poisonous snakes were hiding.
The pair paused only to make enough money to support their family – Ms Volas working in a Symi bakery, and Mr Volas a plasterer and blacksmith – but their tanned faces and evident exhaustion showed just how hard they had searched.
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Maroosha Muzaffar14 June 2024 05:30
Michael Mosley was ‘invited to appear on Strictly weeks before death’ after championing health benefits
The late TV star was reportedly excited as he told friends the BBC had invited him to be on the show for its 20th anniversary just weeks before his tragic death.
Dr Mosley, 67, died of natural causes last week after he went missing on the Greek island of Symi, having gone on a walk in searing 40C heat without a mobile phone. Following a major five-day search, his body was found on Sunday in a rocky area near Agia Marina beach.
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Maroosha Muzaffar14 June 2024 05:00
Tourists unaware of risks of heatwave, rescuers say
As Greece faces unusually high temperatures, concerns are rising about the lack of awareness among tourists regarding the risks of trekking in the extreme heat.
Following the death of TV presenter Michael Mosley on Symi, two other tourists are reported missing on Samos and Amorgos.
In recent days, emergency services have also been deployed to these remote islands to search for an elderly Dutch man and a US national who went missing while hiking.
Dimitris Katatzis, who heads the Samos rescue team, said that missions were often made more difficult because tourists, frequently unaware of the risks, “veered off track” to see sites and then got lost, the Guardian reported.
“Yesterday we saw a couple [of foreigners] walking a trail in 41C without hats,” he told local media. “It defies logic.”
With record-high temperatures already being recorded, local officials are calling for improved safety measures and better information for visitors to prevent further tragedies.
Maroosha Muzaffar14 June 2024 04:45
ICYMI: American tourist, 59, vanishes from Greek Island solo hike – days after TV doctor Michael Mosley’s death
Eric Calibet, 59, had been vacationing on the island but was reported missing by a friend on Tuesday afternoon.
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Matt Mathers14 June 2024 04:00
ICYMI: ‘Dr Michael Mosley would often tell me how his own health battles were the inspiration for his work’
From the daily routine Mosley kept with his wife, to fighting insomnia and reversing his type 2 diabetes, Maria Lally, who regularly talked to the presenter, reflects on the man who always lived by the rules that he set for others, changing not only his own health but that of a generation...
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Matt Mathers14 June 2024 03:00
ICYMI: British TV reporter describes ‘chance’ moment he spotted Michael Mosley’s body after days-long search
David Blackmore, 37, who has worked as a producer and reporter for This Morning since 2015, was supposed to be interviewing the mayor of Symi when he arrived to find Eleftherios Papakalodouka boarding a boat at Pedi marina and jumped aboard.
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Matt Mathers14 June 2024 02:00
ICYMI: New CCTV footage reveals last sighting of Dr Michael Mosley two hours before tragic death
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Matt Mathers14 June 2024 01:00
Watch: Reporter who spotted Dr Mosley’s body details moment of discovery
Tara Cobham14 June 2024 00:00
