TV doctor likely died soon after becoming unwell, Greek police say

British TV personality and health guru Michael Moseley may have died shortly after falling ill while hiking alone on the Greek island of Symi, local police said.

Moseley, a TV doctor who promotes a type of intermittent fasting known as the 5:2 diet, was on vacation when he disappeared last Wednesday, sparking a days-long search involving police, fire, coast guard and volunteers.

His body was found on Sunday about two hours’ walk from Agios Nikolaos beach, where he started his walk. Police believe he died around 4 p.m. local time on Wednesday, the day he went missing, Greek police spokeswoman Constantia Dimoglidou told CNN.

The initial autopsy concluded that Moseley died of natural causes and that there were no injuries on his body that could have caused his death, the BBC reports.

Dimoglidou told CNN that police do not believe Moseley was sitting for long before he died because the time of his death was similar to the time it would have taken him to get to the scene.

Moseley’s body was found when a boat carrying the island’s mayor, Lefteris Papakalodoukas, and some journalists spotted him lying face up against a fence about 20 meters above Agia Marina beach, Papakalodoukas told The Associated Press.

The position in which his body was found suggests he was sitting at the time of his death, Dimoglidou said.

Moseley’s wife, Dr Claire Bailey, paid tribute to her “wonderful, funny, kind and brilliant” husband after his body was found, saying he “made an incredible climb, took the wrong route and collapsed there , where he could not be easily seen by the extensive search team.”

His family has identified the body for police, but formal identification using DNA samples has yet to be carried out, Dimoglidou added.

The TV doctor was known for British documentary shows such as Channel 4 Michael Moseley: Who Made Britain Fat? and the BBC Trust me, I’m a doctor.

The 67-year-old TV presenter was also a regular on talk shows such as the BBC The One Show and ITV This morningand was a columnist for Daily Mail.

He is the author of a book on the Fast 800 diet, which focuses on time-restricted eating for rapid weight loss. His wife wrote a recipe book as part of The fast 800 book series.

In 2002, Moseley was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction Special (Information) after executive producing the 2001 BBC miniseries. The human facewhich explores the science behind facial beauty, expression and fame.

The father-of-four deliberately infected himself with parasites to learn more about them for the BBC show in 2014. infected! Life with parasites.

Moseley’s impact on public health, particularly in Britain, was evident in the tributes paid to him. Former politician Tom Watson wrote on social media that Moseley “was a hero to me” and that he “helped thousands of people get fit and healthy. I am one of them.”

Meanwhile, a spokesman for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Moseley “will be known as an outstanding broadcaster who uses his platform to influence and change the way we think about many public health issues,” according to PA Media.