What we know about Dr Michael Mosley's cause of death

There has been an outpouring of grief for the late One Show and This Morning star

Dr Michael Mosley pictured on ITV show Lorraine in March 2024
Dr Michael Mosley pictured during a recent appearance on Lorraine in March this year. (ITV/Shutterstock)

TV's Dr Michael Mosley has died of natural causes according to an initial post-mortem, local police said.

The TV doctor died at 4pm on Wednesday, just two and a half hours after leaving his wife on St Nicholas Beach, the same day he was reported missing on the Greek island, Symi. Police spokesperson Konstantia Dimoglidou told the BBC that no injuries have been found on his body that could have caused his death.

There has been an outpouring of love from his wife Clare, his family, friends, colleagues and celebrities after it was revealed that Dr Mosley had died aged 67.

Famed for his diet advice including the 5:2 Diet, he become a recognisable TV personality - having made many appearances on TV shows including This Morning and The One Show. As one of Britain's most recognisable doctors, he fronted Channel 4 shows Secrets Of Your Big Shop and Who Made Britain Fat? Previously, he also presented BBC show Trust Me, I'm A Doctor.

New CCTV has emerged that captures the doctor appearing to fall close to where his body was found on a hillside near the Agia Marina beach bar on Sunday, according to reports.

Pictured Agia Marina in Symi, Greece. (Yui Mok/PA)
Pictured Agia Marina in Symi, Greece. (Yui Mok/PA)

His body was found four days after he went missing. Agia Marina bar manager Ilias Tsavaris, 38, first found the body with journalists after the island’s mayor alerted staff when he "saw something".

It has been reported that Dr Mosley has died of natural causes, according to an initial post-mortem. Initial examination by a coroner has ruled out foul play, according to reports.

The post-mortem was held on the neighbouring island of Rhodes on Monday.

As the news broke of Dr Mosley's death over the weekend, his wife Clare paid loving tribute to her late "wonderful, funny, kind and brilliant" husband, whom she has been married to since 1987, saying: "We had an incredibly lucky life together."

She said: "I am incredibly proud of our children, their resilience and support over the past days. My family and I have been hugely comforted by the outpouring of love from people from around the world.

"It’s clear that Michael meant a huge amount to so many of you. We’re taking comfort in the fact that he so very nearly made it. He did an incredible climb, took the wrong route and collapsed where he couldn’t be easily seen by the extensive search team.

Dr Michael Mosley with his wife Clare Bailey in 2013
Dr Michael Mosley with his wife Clare Bailey in 2013. (Alamy/PA)

"Michael was an adventurous man, it’s part of what made him so special."

Number 10 said Dr Mosley had a huge impact on people's lives. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: "The reports from the weekend are heartbreaking and our thoughts are with Dr Michael Mosley’s family, his wife Clare and friends, in what must be deeply sad times."

It was added: "We have seen some incredibly touching tributes which have made clear the huge impact that Dr Mosley had on people and helped to transform people’s lives for the better. He will be known as an extraordinary broadcaster who used his platform to influence and change the way we think about many public health issues."

It was his wife who had raised the alarm when her husband hadn't returned on Wednesday.

Dr Michael Mosley and Clare Mosley pictured together on This Morning in 2019
Dr Michael Mosley and Clare Mosley pictured together on This Morning in 2019. (ITV/Shutterstock)

There was a huge four-day search deployed to find the missing TV star. Police, firefighters with drones, Greek Red Cross workers, divers, sniffer dogs and a helicopter all played a part in finding the doctor after he disappeared.

An emergency services helicopter was searching the mountainous search site on Symi for hours on Saturday. His body was later found at a spot where the helicopter had been hovering.

The search teams operated in dangerous conditions and high temperatures, with dogs only being able to go out for an hour in the heat.

Dr Michael Mosley on a beach
Police and firefighters are searching for the TV doctor.

Greek authorities had really changed their search after CCTV footage obtained by The Telegraph showed Mosley walking past a cafe at 1:52pm in the village of Pedi on Wednesday, 5 June - the day he went missing following leaving Agios Nikolaos (St Nicholas) beach at 13:30pm local time.

Dr Mosley's four children - Kate, Alex, Jack and Daniel - flew to Greece on Friday, 7 June, to join the search, the doctor's brother Arthur revealed in a statement to The Telegraph.

Map of Symi with key points of where Michael Mosley went missing and his body was found. (PA Graphics)
Map of Symi with key points of where Michael Mosley went missing and his body was found. (PA Graphics)

We don't know Dr Mosley's final moments but CCTV footage has appeared to capture Dr Mosley's last moments on camera where the doctor is seen making his way down a rocky slope close to a fence.

Then in the footage, it has been reported the TV star falls out of view - close to where his body was found on a hillside near the Agia Marina beach bar on Sunday.

CCTV image released by Greek media of Michael Mosley
CCTV footage showed Dr Mosley carrying an umbrella in the town of Pedi. (Greek Police)

His wife has said her late husband "very nearly made it" after he took "the wrong route and collapsed where he couldn't easily be seen easily by the extensive search team".

Earlier CCTV footage captured from a house in the village of Pedi showed the presenter heading towards a mountainous path at about 2pm local time on Wednesday, the day he went missing. This earlier CCTV completely changed the course of the search to find the doctor and led to his body being found.