Tributes poured in on Sunday for television doctor Michael Mosley after his body was found on the Greek island of Symi following a four-day search. Mosley’s body was found on rocks just a stone’s throw from a popular beach bar, raising questions about why it took so long to find him and how he had managed to veer off course. Why did he not take his mobile phone? Mosley set off to walk back to his holiday villa alone and in intense heat, with no mobile phone or means of contacting anyone.
He is said to have left his phone at the holiday villa. It is relatively unusual to set out for the day without a mobile phone, particularly when attempting a relatively difficult walk alone. Had he taken his phone he would probably have been able to raise the alarm or otherwise be located by rescue teams via its signal.
Why did the search teams who scoured the area not find him earlier? Clare, Michael Mosley’s wife, said her husband had taken the wrong route before collapsing where he could not easily be seen. However, the body was spotted by a television camera crew from a boat about 300m from the shore. Ilias Tsavaris, who manages the local bar, said rescuers had searched that area every day with helicopters and firefighters had also walked down the rocky slope just a few metres above where the body was discovered.
On Saturday, a fire brigade helicopter is said to have hovered over the spot where the body was found. How long was his body there? CCTV footage from Agia Marina shows Mos.
