BBC’s presenter and health guru Michael Mosley was found dead on the Greek island of Symi. Michael Mosley was aged 67 at the time of his death. Mosley first went missing on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. He was reportedly on vacation with his wife on the Greek island of Symi, where he set off for a walk from Agios Nikolaos beach to Symi Town.
Failing to return to his hotel by evening, Michael Mosley was declared missing. Local search and rescue efforts were intensified for four days to find the TV presenter. Michael Mosley was found dead on Sunday, June 9, 2024. Michael Mosley had worked extensively with the BBC for over a decade in television and radio. Here’s a look at Michael Mosley’s life, career, and death.
Michael Mosley’s Early Life and Career
The TV presenter was born Michael Hugh Mosley to English parents in Calcutta, India, on March 22, 1957. Although Mosley was born in India, he was raised in England, attending a boarding school from age 7. Mosley was religious growing up, considering his maternal grandfather was an Anglican bishop. At some point in his life, Mosley also considered becoming a priest. Mosley attended and graduated from New College, Oxford, where he studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics.
Like his father, Michael Mosley worked as a banker but quit after two years. Drawn to the medical world, Mosley studied Psychiatry at the Royal Free Hospital Medical School, now part of UCL Medical School. However, despite passing his final medical exams in 1985, he decided he didn’t want to practice medicine. That same year, he changed career paths to become a journalist by joining a BBC trainee assistant producer scheme. Michael Mosley spent the next two decades behind the camera. Mosley’s television career began in 2007 after pitching the idea of what became BBC’s Medical Mavericks. He became the show’s presenter when a suitable host wasn’t available; this began his screen career as a TV presenter.
Michael Mosley Had An Illustrious Career
Michael Mosley was famous for his intermittent fasting 5:2 diet and low-carbohydrate diet, as well as his regular appearances in the British television magazine and chat show program The One Show. Although his advocacy for a low-carbohydrate diet and intermittent fasting is what he would mostly be remembered for, Micheal Mosley anchored, guest-starred, or co-presented several TV shows about health. He stood out amongst the ever-growing list of health guru TV presenters by offering himself as a test subject for most of his health tips.
Mosley’s other notable TV shows included The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion (2010), Eat, Fast and Live Longer (2012), and Horizon Specials and documentaries. He also presented The Genius of Invention (2013) and Trust Me, I’m a Doctor, which he co-presented for 9 seasons from 2013 to 2020. His last projects were the SBS three-part series Australia’s Sleep Revolution (2024), the four-part Michael Mosley: Secrets of Your Big Shop, and the Just One Thing radio program on BBC Radio 4.
Michael Mosley’s Personal Life & Family
Until his death, Michael Mosley was married to general practitioner Clare Bailey Mosley. The couple married in 1987, and their first meeting was in medical school in 1980. Their marriage produced four children: three sons and a daughter, Alex, Jack, Daniel, and Kate. For years, Michael and Clare collaborated on many things, especially their health and cookbook. She was away with him on a vacation on the Greek island of Symi when he met his untimely death.
Michael Mosley’s Death
After failing to arrive at his vacation home on the evening of Wednesday, June 5, 2024, local authorities were notified. Search and rescue efforts began almost immediately, with police officers, divers, firefighters, and a helicopter deployed for the operation. Michael Mosley reportedly began his walk without taking his cell phone at around 1:30 PM local time, with weather temperatures that day reportedly high.
Michael Mosley’s children also flew in during the four-day search to assist in the search operation. On Sunday, June 9, 2024, Michael Mosley was found on the rocky slope above Agia Marina on the island of Symi. The location where his body was found was about a two-hour walk away from Agios Nikolaos beach, where he was staying, but about 20 meters from the Agia Marina beach.
Michael Mosley is believed to have taken a wrong turn, got exhausted from high temperature, and collapsed. Initial post-mortem examination ruled out any foul play as the TV presenter had no visible injuries. Local police reports estimate his time of death to have been around 4:00 PM on June 5, 2024, the same day he took the ill-fated walk. After reading about the sad death of Michael Mosley, you can read about the death of Queen Elizabeth II’s lookalike, actress Jeannette Charles.
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