EEK! Michael Mosley Missing in Greece

It seems he was found beside a fence so not in a cave. He was spotted by a cameraman from a boat offshore. He had visited the island previously. I think he has planned that walk and was headed for the bar on the small beach. Perhaps to rest there and take a boat for rest of trip back. This beach seems only accessible by sea unless by foot.

Sad news
So dreadful for his family.

RIP Michael Mosley

I'm so sad. He was one of my favourite TV docs having read all his books. A few weeks ago I rushed out and bought his wife's new recipe book after seeing them on TV demonstrating some recipes from it -'fast 800 treats'. His wife wrote it with him in mind as he had a sweet tooth. All natural wholesome ingredients. I enjoyed making some of the recipes, but now feel so sad looking through it. He's certainly left his legacy of his healthy lifestyle. I will really miss him, but condolences must go to his friends and family who will miss him more. RIP Michael Mosley xx

So very sad and to be so close to the beach bar where he could have got some shade.

How very sad, for all.

A very sad ending to this story .
My heart goes out to Michael Mosley's wife and children .

It illustrates just how horribly wrong a holiday can go .

My mother went on holiday with an old friend and her son .
She was a very strong swimmer and extremely athletic , but she refused to go snorkeling with the friend and her son .
She had a fear of the sea and the unknown .

After a while , mum was pacing up and down the beach calling for them .
Holiday makers joined her . The life guard was called .
They eventually emerged - pale , shaking and coughing up sea water several metres down from where they'd gone in having dived into some caves and got lost .

This story could have had a worse ending .

RIP Michael - we shall miss you . 💐

It is very sad, and he was obviously a much loved person, by those who knew him and those who only knew him from his programmes.
It is a sober reminder of how fragile and fleeting life is.

So. So sad that Michael’s body has now been found 😢

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What an unpleasant post Dingleberry
Victim blaming on a public forum isn't pretty, whatever your personal feelings are. In many parts of the world, people go about their life every day in temperatures higher than those in Greece on the day Michael went missing. We have little accurate information about what happened on that day or what actually caused his demise and even when we do we have no right to judge. You should perhaps read his wife, Clare Bailey Mosley's public statement - there is a woman with grace and dignity in the face of loss and grief.

Well said, Calipso

Uncalled for and unpleasant Dingleberry

It is terribly sad for his family. We can perhaps relate to that feeling of euphoria when we arrive on holiday and take risks.

Callistemon21

Well said, Calipso

Uncalled for and unpleasant Dingleberry

Hear, hear!

Such sad news. He was close to the beach and people.

I always watched his TV programmes and have done the intermittent fasting he promoted.

He will be very much missed by many people.

So terribly tragic and my heart goes out to his wife and family. I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that he decided to walk back to their accommodation alone as he felt a little unwell. It's possible that the heat (it is 40 plus degrees there) was getting to him and he became confused and dehydrated on what should have been a relatively short walk. He seemed such a kind and genuine man and will be greatly missed.

I don't think it was an unpleasant post. So many people go out on boats, climbing mountaints trekking on rugged terrain without the proper equipment and have accidents and as I said before, it is then left to other people to start searching for them. Why would someone go out in 37oC heat on rocky terrain with just a bag and a brolly. Common sense is all that is needed.

Dingleberry

I don't think it was an unpleasant post. So many people go out on boats, climbing mountaints trekking on rugged terrain without the proper equipment and have accidents and as I said before, it is then left to other people to start searching for them. Why would someone go out in 37oC heat on rocky terrain with just a bag and a brolly. Common sense is all that is needed.

Absolutely agree with you, he was totally foolhardy and his family are left bereaved as a result. We should learn from it, and I imagine from what l have read about him that would be exactly his advice. The calls for censorship of opinion on here leave a lot to be desired.

He was such a sensible advisor to others but unfortunately didn't remember the old song - only 'mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun'.

It was reported that he had been feeling unwell before he set off. Perhaps that affected his ability to think sensibly.

Wouldn’t surprise me if he had sunstroke. I had it as a teenager and was very ill.

As I said on the other thread he has spent years telling us all how to keep our bodies healthy and avoid getting ill and he goes off in dangerously high temperature at the hottest time of day wearing inadequate footwear (just trainers) with a small bottle of water and no phone!

We were on hols last week and the temp got up to 28c and we drank gallons of water and fruit juice and sat in the shade over lunch period as it was scorching hot. He must have been roasting with another 10+ degrees on top.

Some are saying on here that he was not feeling well, so why didn’t his wife or his friends call a taxi or at least walk with him. Mind you looking at that rocky terrain who would want to walk there anyway.

I feel sorry for his family but that walk in extreme heat was asking for trouble. One evening on hols we ended up on a rocky coastal path coming off a beach. The others were keen to walk further but I refused as I only had flip flops on, not trainers like them. I was not prepared to end up in hospital with a broken ankle.

Of course his friends and wife could well have said. No don't go for a walk it's too hot. And like my husband years ago would have said. Don't tell me what to do. Or I know what I am doing etc etc. So many GNs say their husband's don't do as they are told/advised. And we often don't think sensibly when in holiday mode....or affected by the sun already. Just so very sad. I am sure it has made a lot of people think twice while on holiday in hot places. In the CCTV MM is the only person you see. I expect all other people were in out of the sun. Locals stay under cover 11 till 4 unless they have to be out.

It's certainly made me realise that I must take my phone with me when I'm off only own. Another thing to have learnt from that poor man. I'm really quite upset about it. Someone you take for granted and whose work you appreciate just gone.

There's a very good reason for a siesta in Mediterranean countries. It can be unbearably hot.

I hope the rescue worker with the broken leg recovers well and those poor dogs with burnt paws.

It is very sad what has happened. It is terrible for his family. But it is also important to learn the lessons so others don’t make the same mistakes. And there were big mistakes, with awful consequences.

He wasn’t just walking back to his accommodation. For some reason he set off on a 3-4km hike over a rough, steep headland to a remote beach/bar only easily accessible by boat. The heat is unusually high in Greece at the moment. This is a risky hike and it isn’t at all clear why he did it.

1. Not nearly enough water for the heat, walk length, and terrain.
2. No mobile phone.
3. Nobody knew where he was going nor when to expect him back.

These rules are well know by experienced hikers. This is not hindsight. It is possible to do such hikes (although at that time of day few would enjoy them) by sticking to the rules.

When something tragic happens it is important to learn the lessons. I’m sure Michael would have done so.

I did wonder whether it was a kind of experiment, like "What is the effect on the body of walking in the noon-day sun?" but the answer to that has already been found and confirmed, long ago.

I think it must have been an afterthought to go on to Agia Marina. Perhaps he reached a crossroads and felt he could walk further, or maybe he missed a turning and by the time he realised, it seemed better to go on than to turn back.