Dr. Michael Mosley, a British medical journalist and BBC presenter, was found dead on a Greek island on Sunday following a four-day search. He was 67.
Mosley, who disappeared on the island of Symi on Wednesday afternoon, was spotted by Greek officials on a beach in Agia Marina, local mayor Eleftherios Papakalodoukas confirmed to the New York Times . Mosley appeared in a variety of programs for the BBC, including “Trust Me, I’m a Doctor,” “Medical Mavericks,” “Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery” and “Eat, Fast and Live Longer.” He also hosted the BBC podcast “Just One Thing” and had a column in the Daily Mail.
In 2002, he received an Emmy nomination for “The Human Face,” a four-part BBC series examining the science behind facial beauty and expression. Mosley was a well-known author of diet books that promoted fasting and calorie reduction. His 2013 book “The Fast Diet,” which he co-wrote with journalist Mimi Spencer, proposed the 5:2 diet, a form of intermittent fasting that involves minimizing one’s calorie intake two days a week.
Mosley had arrived in Greece on Tuesday for a weeklong trip. According to local authorities , he told friends at Agios Nikolaos beach on Wednesday afternoon that he would walk back to Symi town; he did not have his phone with him during the roughly two-mile walk. When he did not return after a few hours, his wife, Clare Bailey Mosley, reported him missing.
“It’s devastating to have lost Michael, my wonderful, fu.
