British broadcaster and 5:2 diet doctor Michael Mosley missing in Greece after lone coastal walk
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British television doctor Michael Mosley popularised the 5:2 diet, which endorses intermittent fasting.
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ATHENS - Well-known British journalist Michael Mosley was missing on June 6 after taking a coastal walk alone on the Greek island of Symi, police officials said.
The TV doctor was last seen at 1.30pm local time on June 5 when he set out on a short stroll along a path between Agios Nikolaos beach to the village of Pedi, one of the officials said.
His wife reported him missing on the morning of June 6.
A search operation was launched by police, the coast guard and the fire brigade on the small island in the eastern Aegean Sea near Turkey, another official said.
Dr Mosley, 67, is a broadcaster well known in the UK for programmes including the BBC series Trust Me, I'm a Doctor. He also appeared on BBC's The One Show and ITV's This Morning.
He popularised the 5:2 diet which endorses intermittent fasting.
A fire brigade team has been deployed from the nearby island of Rhodes and was using drones to find him. Police have also requested a helicopter, the first official said.
Symi is a sparsely populated rocky island about 16km long with around 2,500 residents. REUTERS
