Mail Online's Nick Pisa reports as the body of Michael Mosley is retrieved from scene. Greek police today confirmed they had found the Mail columnist's body following a treacherous five-day search on the island of Symi.
READ MORE:Dr Michael Mosley's wife today paid an emotional tribute to her 'wonderful, funny, kind and brilliant' husband after his body was tragically found on the Greek holiday island of Symi.
Dr Mosley's wife Clare Bailey, who shares four children with the TV doctor, said: 'I don't know quite where to begin with this. It's devastating to have lost Michael, my wonderful, funny, kind and brilliant husband. 'Michael was an adventurous man, it's part of what made him so special. We are so grateful to the extraordinary people on Symi who have worked tirelessly to help find him.
'It's no exaggeration to say that over the years Michael's insights - especially his revelation that you CAN reverse type two diabetes - will have extended, and even saved, the lives of countless readers. Police believed Dr Mosley was seen on CCTV in the town of Pedi before making a wrong turn along a path heading north, on the island of Symi
'Michael loved what he did and found it a pleasure and a great privilege to work with his colleagues in TV, radio, publishing and at his business, The Fast 800. 'From his ground-breaking book, The Fast Diet, in 2013 to his most recent life-changing book Just One Thing in 2022, it has been a joy, a pleasure and a privilege to work closely with him on his bestselling books that have changed millions of people's lives for the better.
It was then taken down to a jetty and loaded onto a small white tender and taken away to a mortuary on the island of Rhodes for a postmortem. Temperatures at the time were around 37c and though he had a bottle of water with him the heat would have made it incredibly difficult. At the time of his disappearance there was an excessive heat warning from the Greek Meteorological office, with temperatures predicted to hit a blistering 38c - unusual for early June.
He then called the beach restaurant and alerted staff who rushed over towards what he had seen with a group of British journalists who had remained behind. On Saturday MailOnline was at the Agia Marina and watched as the fire brigade helicopter swooped low over the area where the body was but didn't spot it.
The coastguard scoured the sea as the fire brigade searched the remote island's forests and hills - with volunteers also assisting with the effort. Police and Dr Bailey rushed to the Katsaras restaurant to look at the footage and despite the amazing similarity it was ruled out after she said it was not her husband.
After the alarm was raised, a woman reported seeing Dr Mosley walking past a bus stop in Pedi, halfway between Saint Nicholas beach and Symi Town. There were also claims he was seen talking to someone.Dr Mosley was on holiday with his wife in Symi after they completed a nationwide tour together called: Eat , Sleep , Live
Read More How Dr Clare Bailey must endlessly replay her last goodbye to her husband, writes IAN GALLAGHER 'Some witnesses said he was seen returning to Pedi and talking to another person. All of these are testimonies that are being investigated at the moment.' Dr Mosley made a string of science and history documentaries over 25 years, rising to become a presenter and an executive producer at the corporation.
Dr Mosley and his wife landed on the 25-square-mile island on Tuesday and were due to stay for a week with a couple who have a house in Symi Town 'It's caused by a change in blood pressure and blood flow to the brain. My memory banks were entirely wiped for about two or three hours and then gradually came back.'Dr Mosley is perhaps best known for promoting the 5:2 theory — the radical idea that, by fasting on two days a week, it was possible to eat normally on the other five and lose weight in dramatic style.
Dr Mosley first decided to investigate the diet after a blood test revealed he was in the early stages of type 2 diabetes. Read More Social media users shocked after body is found in hunt for Dr Michael Mosley That became the template for a series of shows, bolstered by the remarkable personal success of his 5:2 diet — he lost 20 lb and his blood sugar levels fell to normal, safe levels.
All this flew in the face of traditional advice, which was based on cutting out fats and carbohydrates, and restricting calorie intake without actually fasting. He sometimes talked to journalists with characteristic insouciance about death: 'I would like to die surfing or sky‑diving. I wouldn't mind falling off my bike and going under a bus either, something short and sharp — with apologies to the driver.
'I absolutely freaked,' he admitted. 'It obviously made good television because there was a lot of screaming.'
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