Greek police say an ongoing major search and rescue operation on the small eastern Aegean island of Symi has still not located British doctor and television presenter Michael Mosley, who went missing on Wednesday afternoon after reportedly going for a walk. Police said Friday that the coast guard, police and fire department were involved in the search, with a helicopter, drones and a police sniffer dog deployed. They have found no trace of the 67-year-old who had been vacationing on the island.
The search was focusing on the area between Agios Nikolaos, the coastal area from where Mosely apparently set off on his walk, and the island’s main town of Symi. Authorities had also looked into whether he might have left the island altogether, but found no indication that anyone had travelled under his name. Britain’s Foreign Office said it was in contact with Greek authorities over the search.
Mosley is well-known in Britain for his regular appearances on television and radio and for his column in the Daily Mail newspaper. He is known outside the U.K.
for his 2013 book “The Fast Diet,” which he co-authored with journalist Mimi Spencer. The “5:2 diet" set out how people can lose weight fast by minimizing their calorie intake for two days in a week while eating healthily on the other five. He has subsequently introduced the Fast 800 diet, a rapid weight loss program, and has made a number of films about diet and exercise.
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