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Jun 13

Michael Mosley missing on Greeces Symi island, sparking major search operation – The Washington Post

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LONDON Authorities in Greece are searching for British television doctor Michael Mosley, who is famous for popularizing the 5:2 diet and other forms of intermittent fasting, after he went missing on the island of Symi this week.

Greek authorities launched an investigation after being informed of Mosleys disappearance Thursday, with the search continuing Friday, the Greek fire service said in an email, adding that police officers, the fire brigade, volunteers and a trained police dog were all involved in the search.

The small island is in the eastern Aegean Sea and lies around four miles off the coast of Turkey.

Mosley, 67, is well-known for co-authoring the 2013 book The Fast Diet. The plan, later known as the 5:2 diet, involved drastically reducing calories for two days a week while eating healthily on other days.

He later wrote another weight loss book, The Fast 800.

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An appeal for information about Mosley, together with a photo of him wearing a blue polo shirt and baseball cap, was posted on a local Facebook group Wednesday evening, saying that he had set off to walk back from a local beach at about 1:30 p.m. and failed to make it home.

Further updates on the post the following day said that a search and rescue team was sent from Athens with drones and other more sophisticated equipment to extend the search.

A police spokesman said that Mosleys phone was found at his accommodation, according to the BBC.

Mosleys disappearance also made headlines on Greek news outlets Friday. Local mayor Lefteris Papakalodoukas told one newspaper that the terrain in the area where Mosley went missing is difficult, as it is quite rocky, adding that the heat on Wednesday was unbearable and one could easily faint in such conditions. The BBC reported that temperatures on Symi had exceeded 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) that day.

According to his personal website, Mosley studied at the University of Oxford and worked as an investment banker before turning to medicine. He later joined the BBC as a trainee, and went on to work on science and history documentaries.

In 2002, he was nominated for an Emmy award for his work as an executive producer on the documentary series The Human Face, presented by Monty Python star John Cleese.

In recent years, he has continued to appear regularly on British television.

He and his wife, Clare Bailey Mosley, a doctor who created recipes for his Fast 800 plan, have four children.

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