Simply what has occurred to Mail columnist and TV persona Dr Michael Mosley?
The 67-year-old well being guru has not been seen since Wednesday after spending the morning on an idyllic seaside together with his spouse Dr Clare Bailey, 62, who has declared ‘we won’t lose hope’ because the seek for the lacking Mail columnist enters its fourth day.
Identified for his in style 5:2 weight loss program and for his appearances on the One Present and This Morning, the seek for him has been described as a ‘race towards time’.
Search groups with canines and drones have been fanning out throughout the Greek island of Symi, an unspoilt paradise within the Dodecanese islands off the coast of Rhodes.
However to date, no hint of father-of-four Dr Mosley has been discovered, and with temperatures topping 35C beneath a fierce solar, there are actually rising issues for his security.
Dr Michael Mosley, pictured with spouse Dr Clare Bailey, disappeared on Wednesday, June 5
CCTV appeared to point out the veteran producer and journalist within the city of Pedi that afternoon
Shortly earlier than 2pm, Dr Mosley appeared to stroll north out of the village earlier than vanishing
Dr Mosley (pictured) and his spouse landed on the 25-square-mile island on Tuesday and have been resulting from keep for per week with a pair who’ve a home in Symi City
Nick Pisa on the pathway that Michael Mosely used to return to Pedi Seashore
British volunteers and attainable buddies of the household stroll the pathway in direction of Agua Marina
Dr Michael Mosley’s spouse vowed earlier on Saturday ‘we won’t lose hope’ as her household arrived on the island of Symi to hitch her within the fourth day of determined searches for the lacking Mail columnist.
‘It has been three days since Michael left the seaside to go for a stroll. The longest and most insufferable days for myself and my kids,’ she advised MailOnline in an emotional assertion.
‘The search is ongoing and our household are so extremely grateful to the folks of Symi, the Greek authorities and the British Consulate who’re working tirelessly to assist discover Michael. We won’t lose hope.’
MailOnline can reveal that Dr Mosley and his spouse arrived in Symi per week in the past and have been staying with buddies who personal a house near the island’s predominant port.
Often called The Product owner’s Home, it’s a stunning pastel-coloured three-bedroom property on the fringe of city, owned by an architect and his lawyer accomplice.
The home is in style with painters, and a assessment says: ‘Service provider Home is a fantastically restored personal house located on the hillside above the primary city.
‘With its terraced backyard and sea views over the rooftops, the Service provider Home offers a peaceable retreat for visiting artists.’
They’re shut buddies of Dr Mosley and his spouse and are identified to vacation collectively frequently in Symi.
On Wednesday, all 4 took a water taxi from Symi to St Nicholas, the place they spent the morning sunbathing on the secluded pebble seaside.
Round 1.30 pm Dr Mosley packed his rucksack after a swim and advised his spouse and buddies he was going to stroll again to Symi.
The route is round 5 miles and never notably troublesome – and CCTV picks him up as he enters the fishing village of Pedi, round quarter-hour later.
He’s seen strolling in a blue polo shirt, baseball cap and shorts, and carrying a particular purple parasol to guard himself from the warmth.
Police have been in a position to observe his route as he walked previous the Kamares café, previous the Katsaras restaurant and on in direction of the Blue Nook café.
The final time he was seen was as he handed a personal home belonging to a neighborhood man, heading alongside a path that ends in Agia Marina, round 2 miles away.
However that is the place the path goes chilly and, since Friday when his route was confirmed, search groups have been combing the rocky peninsula for him.
There are fears he might have change into disoriented within the warmth and wandered off the path, though this appears unlikely as it’s clearly marked.
Dr Michael Mosley (proper) pictured together with his spouse, Dr Clare Bailey
Authorities have been utilizing canines and drones to widen the seek for lacking Dr Mosley
Agia Marina close to Pedi, the place police suppose he might have been heading
A basic view of Agia Marina, on the finish of the treacherous route
However sizzling climate and tough terrain is making it laborious to look the island, 25 miles from Rhodes
Firefighters from the Ikaros workforce participate within the search efforts on June 7
On Saturday, a rescue workforce with a drone was joined by round a dozen British people who find themselves regarded as buddies of Dr Mosley’s kids.
They fanned out alongside the route from Pedi to Agia Marina, accompanied by Greek search groups, however when approached refused to debate who precisely they have been.
‘Please do not discuss to us,’ mentioned one girl, because the group headed away in direction of a shepherd hut on the trail in direction of the picturesque bay at Agia Marina.
There’s a path from Agia Marina which leads down into Symi however it isn’t marked and guidebooks warn that it’s ‘technically troublesome’ and simple to stumble and get misplaced alongside.
It provides the unforgiving limestone terrain is a ‘desert mountains scape with a lot of the trail ‘stony to very stony underfoot’.
MailOnline walked a piece of it and though doable it will definitely be laborious work beneath a fierce solar in the course of the hottest a part of the day.
One search member encountered by the MailOnline mentioned:’ Now we have footage of him going this fashion from the final home in Pedi however you possibly can’t see the umbrella he was carrying.
‘It is a troublesome stroll at the very best of time and shouldn’t be achieved between 11am and 5pm and we predict he was right here in the course of the hottest a part of the day at 2pm.’
At Agia Marina – a purpose-built seaside with beautiful views onto a small island and the Turkish coast on the horizon – employees advised MailOnline police had requested them to verify their CCTV.
An worker mentioned: ‘I am fairly sure I’d have remembered a person with an umbrella however nobody got here this fashion dressed like that.
‘The proprietor is out with the police now looking from right here to Symi. It is a climb to the highest of the mountain, then you definitely stroll down, and it climbs once more earlier than you meet a street taking you into the city. It might take about an hour, an hour and a half at most.
‘There may be nothing between right here and Symi aside from stones, extra stones and sheep and goats, it is all uncovered and I would not attempt to stroll it on this warmth.’
Aside from goats and sheep on the peninsula, there’s nothing else aside from just a few remoted shepherd huts.
Eleftherios Papakalodoukas, the mayor of Symi, has vowed to proceed the search
Firefighters in Pedi proceed their operations to seek out Dr Mosley on June 8
Dr Mosley’s spouse right now mentioned ‘we won’t lose hope’ as his kids arrived to hitch the searches
A view of Pedi, a small fishing village east of the city of Symi, on the island additionally referred to as Symi
An indication for St Nicholas seaside. Dr Mosley set off from the seaside on Wednesday for Pedi
The native hearth brigade has been referred to as in to assist with searches for the lacking physician
Symi’s mayor Eleftherios Papakalodoukas mentioned: ‘We all know he got here via Pedi after which walked onwards in direction of Agia Marina, it’s about two miles and a more durable stroll than from St Nicholas.
‘However then we do not know if he reached Agia Marina or if he determined to climb over the mountain which at it is highest is about 250m (815ft) to move into Symi however that path is troublesome.
‘Only some locals understand it and though it’s marked you possibly can simply get misplaced and it is not sensible do stroll it in the course of the afternoon in temperatures approaching 40c.
‘If he did attempt to stroll that option to Symi then that may be a large mistake.
‘There are additionally many troubling questions right here. Why did he depart the seaside and his spouse and buddies?
‘Why did he not take his phone? From the CCTV footage it is also clear he did not cease for a drink in Pedi or take a relaxation.
‘He appeared to be strolling very determinedly, certainly it will have been higher to cease and have a espresso or some water however no he determined to hold on.’
An area restaurant proprietor, who requested to be named solely as Nikos mentioned: ‘It’s totally unusual what has occurred: the place has he gone to?
‘It is solely a small island, and he was carrying vibrant garments. The hearth brigade, police, and coastguard have been looking for three days and have discovered nothing.
‘They’ve had a drone up and seen nothing and so they have used thermal pictures as nicely.
‘It is all very unusual, the trail is troublesome, however it’s doable, though I’d by no means do it within the warmth of the day.
‘One factor I assumed was unusual is that he had an umbrella, I’ve lived her 40 years and I’ve by no means seen a man with an umbrella strolling via Pedi girls sure however not males.’
One other rescuer advised MailOnline: ‘We’ll maintain going till we discover him; there isn’t a means we’ll name the search off for no less than one other week. There may be all the time hope.’
