“We will not lose hope,” the wife of missing TV and radio presenter Michael Mosley has said, as the search continues on the Greek island of Symi.
The 67-year-old vanished after setting off on a walk on Wednesday. His wife Dr Clare Bailey Mosley said in a statement that the days since he went missing had been “the longest and most unbearable”.
On Saturday, a search and rescue operation resumed for Dr Mosley, known for his TV programmes and BBC Radio 4’s Just One Thing podcast.
In her statement, Dr Bailey Mosley 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.” Dr Bailey Mosley has been searching the island assisted by friends. The couple’s four children have also arrived on Symi to help with the search.
His wife later reported Dr Mosley, who did not have his phone, missing.
BBC News has seen new CCTV – one of the last-known sightings – of a man believed to be Dr Mosley walking with an umbrella next to the marina in the village of Pedi on Wednesday, heading towards rocky hills.
The new footage appears to show the man in good form and walking steadily, an unnamed police officer told BBC News. Greek authorities have since shifted their search operation to this part of the island. In the mountainous terrain it would be easy to fall and injure yourself, or wander off the trail and get lost.
One theory that has emerged is that Dr Mosley was trying to take a much longer route than previously thought, passing over miles of exposed hillside. Dr Mosley’s accommodation was in the main town about 1 mile from Pedi.
When BBC News walked a short bit of the same path Dr Mosley is believed to have followed, under the midday sun, the effects of the heat could be felt quickly.
