THE distraught wife of missing TV doctor Michael Mosley last night described the past few days as “the longest and most unbearable” — but bravely vowed she “will not lose hope”. Clare Bailey issued a statement as new CCTV showed 67-year-old Dr Mosley walking up a mountain path on the Greek island of Symi before vanishing on Wednesday. The island’s mayor then admitted rescue parties had been hunting in the wrong area — and that he feared no one could survive lost in heat touching 40C.
As the search widened, local firefighters began probing water-filled caves so deep they are known as The Abyss . In all, around 100 rescuers are working around the clock on the ten-mile wide island with a population of only 2,500. They scoured the unstable paths and searched inside crumbling stone sheep huts as Dr Bailey, 62, released her first public statement after being joined by their four grown-up children in Greece.
She said: “It has been three days since Michael left the beach to go for a walk. “The longest and most unbearable days for myself and my children. “The search is ongoing and our family are so incredibly grateful to the people of Symi, the Greek authorities and the British Consulate who are working tirelessly to help find Michael.
We will not lose hope.” The couple’s children — Alexander, Jack, Daniel and Katherine — are understood to have joined in the search yesterday afternoon. Earlier in the day, the island’s deputy mayor Nikitas Gyllis said th.