Worries grow for British doctor and TV presenter who went missing in Greece
An ongoing major search and rescue operation on the Greek island of Symi has still not located British doctor and tv presenter Michael Mosley, who went missing on Wednesday afternoon after reportedly going for a walk.
ATHENS, Greece — 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.
An initial search had focused on the area between Agios Nikolaos, the beach where Mosley apparently set off on his walk at 1:30 p.m. local time, at the island’s main town of Symi. But CCTV footage seen by PA news agency shows him later entering a mountainous path heading inland.
Authorities had also looked into whether he might have left the island altogether, but found no indication that anyone had traveled under his name.
Britain’s Foreign Office said it was in contact with Greek authorities over the search.
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