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By Nikos Papanikolaou, BBC information
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CCTV footage seems to indicate Michael Mosley in the principle avenue of Pedi
The seek for lacking TV presenter Michael Mosley resumes for a fourth day.
The 67-year-old, identified for his TV exhibits and Simply One Factor podcast which airs on BBC Radio 4, disappeared on Wednesday whereas on vacation on the Greek island of Symi.
Dr. Mosley is claimed to have left Agios Nikolaos seaside on foot at 1.30pm native time (11.30am BST) on Wednesday, with CCTV footage exhibiting him within the close by village of Pedi about 20 minutes later.
A search and rescue operation involving divers, helicopters and drones will restart on Saturday morning after being referred to as off as nightfall fell on Friday.
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A photograph of Dr. Mosley on vacation in Symi was shared on a neighborhood Fb group on Wednesday
The CCTV footage seems to have captured the broadcaster on the principle avenue of Pedi with an umbrella in hand.
The BBC has seen a second piece of CCTV footage from a close-by property, exhibiting a person sporting the identical garments and carrying the identical umbrella, with a time stamp of 1.50pm.
Officers are actually understood to have dominated out the likelihood that the father-of-four was injured whereas strolling between the seaside and the village.
Separate CCTV footage, from a home on the sting of Pedi’s marina on the opposite facet of the village, exhibits Dr. Mosley later entered a mountain path that heads inland moderately than alongside the coast at round 2pm native time, the PA information company reported. mentioned.
One rescue staff member described the search as a “race towards time” and mentioned he might be “anyplace”.
“The trail is just not simple to observe; if he took a flawed flip he would get misplaced,” she advised PA.
A helicopter aiding within the search was filmed flying over Symi
All patrol boats, non-public boats and business boats close to the island have been trying to find Dr Mosley, the Symi Coast Guard mentioned, whereas police and hearth brigades have used drones and a sniffer canine to find the lacking presenter.
Divers “regarded into the water” with the assistance of the Greek coast guard, Deputy Mayor Ilias Chaskas advised BBC Information.
Greek police mentioned that Dr. Mosley left his spouse Clare on the seaside on Wednesday earlier than heading off for a stroll to the middle of the island.
His cellphone was discovered the place he was staying along with his spouse, who reported him lacking, a police spokesman advised BBC Information.
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Search and rescue groups are searching for the lacking TV presenter
On Wednesday, a discover was posted on a neighborhood Fb group saying he was lacking, alongside a photograph of Dr. Mosley sporting a blue cap, polo shirt and shorts.
“Have you ever seen this man? He left at round 1.30pm to stroll again from Agios Nikolaos seaside however failed to achieve house,” it mentioned.
His three grownup sons and one daughter flew to the island to affix the search, Dr. Mosley’s brother Arthur advised the Telegraph on Friday.
He mentioned: “We’re very shocked and perplexed by what has occurred to him.”
Symi is a part of the Greek archipelago of the Dodecanese and is positioned roughly 19 km northwest of Rhodes. On the 2021 census it had roughly 2,600 individuals.
Many of the seashores are distant and individuals are suggested to take a ship to go to them.
Maria and Antonis mentioned the locals couldn’t perceive the disappearance
Father and daughter Antonis and Maria, who’ve lived on Symi all their lives, name his disappearance stunning and complicated.
“That is insane,” Antonis advised BBC Information.
“The place may be very small. A small youngster can not get misplaced right here. How does a person get misplaced?”
Earlier than turning to tv, Dr Mosley studied medication in London and certified as a health care provider, however in current a long time he has labored as a presenter, documentary maker, journalist and writer.
He writes a column for the Every day Mail and his TV exhibits embody the Channel 4 program Michael Mosley: Who Made Britain Fats?
Dr. Mosley has been an advocate of intermittent fasting diets, together with the 5:2 weight-reduction plan and the Quick 800 weight-reduction plan.
He has 4 kids along with his spouse Clare Bailey Mosley, who can be a health care provider, writer and wholesome residing advocate.
The couple just lately appeared on the Hay Pageant, the place Dr. Mosley offered a particular version of BBC Radio 4’s Simply One Factor.
Reacting to the “stunning information,” his fellow Belief Me, I am A Physician co-star Dr. Saleyha Ahsan mentioned she was “praying that he’s discovered protected” and that she “feels sick with fear.”
On Thursday’s version of The One Present, presenter Alex Jones opened this system by expressing his concern that “our good friend” had gone lacking.
“Our ideas are very a lot along with his spouse Clare and the remainder of his household at this worrying time. We hope for extra optimistic information,” she added.
