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Michael Mosley: Greece search to resume for missing TV presenter

More officers are set to join a search operation for TV presenter Michael Mosley who has gone missing while on holiday on the Greek island of Symi.

Known for popularising the 5:2 diet, he was last seen on Wednesday after setting off on a walk to the centre of the island.

Local police said late on Thursday that the operation had been paused for the night, but “more men will be coming” on Friday morning.

A helicopter was deployed from the Greek capital Athens at about 19:00 local time (17:00 BST) as part of the search.

The operation is also being assisted by a drone searching hard to reach areas and a police dog.

Greek Police said Mr Mosley left his wife Clare on the beach before setting off on a walk to the centre of the island on Wednesday.

His phone was found in the place he was staying with his wife, who reported him missing, a police spokesperson told BBC News.

The 67-year-old broadcaster is well known for programmes including the BBC series Trust Me, I’m A Doctor and appearances on The One Show and ITV’s This Morning.

After officers on the island were unable to find Mr Mosley, they requested help from the Greek fire department in Athens. Firefighters arrived in Symi from nearby Rhodes at 14:00 local time (12:00 BST) on Thursday.

Firefighters, volunteers and police officers are helping in the search.

Officers are also searching CCTV footage for any sign of Mr Mosley.

The rescue operation is focusing on the Pedi area of Symi after a woman said she saw him there on Wednesday, the island’s deputy mayor Ilias Chaskas told BBC News.

He said the area is considered dangerous, but noted the woman had seen Mr Mosley on the road in a safer part of Pedi.

The island’s mayor, Eleftherios Papakalodoukas, said firefighters carrying out the search told him they believed it was “impossible” Mr Mosley was still there.

“It is a very small, controlled area, full of people. So if something happened to him there, we would have found him by now,” he told BBC News.

Mr Papakalodoukas said he believed it was likely Mr Mosley either “followed another path” or had fallen into the sea.


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