Michael Mosley: CCTV appears to show TV presenter after leaving beach

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cl552xdq79do

by smart_hedonism

9 comments

  1. I wonder if he maybe walked to Pedi and then set off on his hike from there.

    According to the bbc’s original article, he “left his wife on the beach and set off on a walk **to the centre of the island**”.

    Well, Pedi isn’t the centre of the island, it’s in the north-east corner, but there does appear to be at least one trail from there to the centre of the island, where there is Panaidi Chapel. https://www.alltrails.com/en-gb/explore/greece/symi/symi?b_tl_lat=36.646445090383224&b_tl_lng=27.718630668665554&b_br_lat=36.53818298602491&b_br_lng=27.945692851704024&mobileMap=true

    It seems to have been assumed that he didn’t get very far – that he came to grief on the path from the beach to Pedi (despite a sighting of him in Pedi?) or in Pedi itself, but it sounds like his intention was to go on a hike to the centre of the island, and he might well have gone to Pedi first to get some water or something, and then set off from there.

    If that is the case, it’s very sad because the search has been going on in the wrong places for a couple of days now 🙁

  2. It seems very odd that he hasn’t been found yet, if indeed he has fallen and is lying injured somewhere near a path.

    I hope he hasn’t fallen into the sea.

  3. It’s a small island but still a daunting proposition to search for someone when you have no idea where they might have been heading. Sadly the time that’s already passed since his disappearance makes the chances of a positive outcome much less likely, especially given the brutal temperatures out there right now. Despite this I hope he is found alive & can still be rescued.

  5. It’s like he’s been kidnapped, but no one’s asking for money, so it makes no sense. Or he had sudden amnesia and left the island because he doesn’t know who he is and why he was there. 

  6. It’s very strange. His family could immediately clear things up a bit by telling us where exactly he was planning to walk to – I mean that would be a decent starter.

    Why have they been searching that pathway and in the water if he was already spotted past that point?

  7. These comments. Fucking hell. Fortunately there are actual SAR experts looking for him.

  8. My favourite comment so far was a daily mail reader who suggested he might have ‘fallen down one of those dangerous disused wells all over Greece that I always worry about’. What are the odds? (I assume the Greek police are checking out his wife’s story)

  9. Didn’t he write an article a number of years ago describing his experiences with Transient global amnesia (TGA) ? [Link](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7367573/DR-MICHAEL-MOSLEY-reveals-dip-sea-left-wife-fearing-suffered-stroke.html)

    Going by the article, the condition is triggered by either high heat, extremes of cold, sexual activity or intense bouts of stress..

    Is it possible he had a relapse in the extreme heat, lost his bearings and became confused – possibly wandering somewhere off trail nearby to rest or gather his bearings in the shade?

    Hopefully he’s found safe. He seems like a genuinely nice, intelligent and engaging man..

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