Dr Michael Mosley's final walk before death on Greek island
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- Опубліковано 7 лис 2024
- What happened to Dr Michael Mosley?
The video footage, shot by The Mirror, shows the hillside and rocks underfoot that TV health expert Michael Mosley would have been dealing with in the unforgiving heat
The 67-year-old’s body was found in rocky terrain on Sunday morning on the Greek island of Symi. A local coroner has said he stopped for a final rest before blacking out and dying in 40C heat.
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As an Australian we all know that 40 degrees means more like 52 degrees in the direct sun. The temperature readings are taken in the shade. As soon as you feel that 40 degree sun on your skin you just know it is going to fry your body in about 30 minutes. We all know we need about 2 litres of water per hour in such temperatures as well. Not one bottle for a whole journey. Nobody walks anywhere in Australia on a 40++ degree day. Especially in the middle of the day, in dark blue clothing. It was a risk not worth taking for an un-acclimatized Englishman and has ended in the saddest possible outcome for such a lovely man. It is all so tragic and senseless.
@@Melzmum more speculation? Speculate on why he left his short career as an investment banker to retrain in medicine and then never actually practiced medicine.
Exactly.
Heat-naivety / risk-taking personality type / some other factor ? Why would he do it? Poor man would have known he was in serious trouble by the end. Very sad.
One report said, as rocks absorb heat, especially how densely they are, situated, the heat would have been 2+ degrees higher again.
@@matc6221 Yes, it would have been like walking around in a giant oven. Poor fellow
@@matc6221 More like 70 degree rocks on a 40 degree day
I think it shows us that we are all mortal and need to respect nature and the climate.
40 degree heat?
clearly murdered we aint that stupid i been in 40 degree heat yes its hot but you dont just die behind a rock he was placed there...like i said we aint stupid,,,the media never ask enough questions and nor do decetives there no colombos in the real world just impcompentce
@@LoverofSunflowernBees This is pretty normal in Greek Islands its obvious
If it could happen to him, it could happen to anyone.
On the fateful Wednesday, 5th June,
Dr Mosley did NOT 'go hiking' but was was returning to his accommodation at friends' (Merchant House, Yalo) when he took the wrong turn at Pedi.
Disoriented and getting weaker and weaker, after nearly 2 hours under searing heat, Dr Mosley found himself alongside a seaside restaurant in Agia Marina.
If a client or a barman had seen him, if that stupid wired fence wasn't there, exhausted, dehydrated Dr Mosley could have staggered straight into the resort, be in the shade, (slowly) sip water with a pinch of sugar, get his electrolytes/essential minerals, call an ambulance - or rather, a water taxi - receive medical attention and LIVE!
But none of the 'ifs' materialised.
Instead, poor Dr Mosley was just left there, on the other side of the stone and wired fence for 4 days, unseen and unattended.
Dr Mosley's loss hurts so much - is it ever going to hurt less - it's like we know him, that he is family...
RIP, dear, dear Dr Mosley.
Thank you for my new (and healthy) life.
Yes ! Lovely, compassionate comment. 🙏🧡😢
Exactly, we will miss him so much. An exceptionally decent man. Well said.
Yes ❤ you are living testament to his clear, intuitive and patient direction.
The coroner said he died at around 4pm on the Wednesday, the day he went missing ànd before his wife reported him missing
He crawled for 30 mins before collapsing
He lay down in a deep ditch, so he became completely unseen
There was a door in the fence , he walked right past it
He had amnesia , rare kind, plus he was diabetic.
I wouldn't have left him, those are serious illnesses.
He always wanted to die outdoors do surfing, swimming, hiking etc
He always said he wanted it be sick
He didn't want to die slowly in care home or hospital...
...so there's some consilation he was doing what he loved.
I think his amnesia ( he has had strokes ) caused him to lose track of direction etc
He had signed up to do strictly come dancing this year....😢
So sad and heart breaking
Don't go walking in high heat - folks. Take it easy in the shade stay hydrated.
All those rocks would have been heated up and radiating a lot of heat so Dr Michael Mosley would have been subjected to a lot of heat from all angles. Worst than bushwalking where at least there might be some shade spots and the terrain absorbs heat rather than reflects it.
I’ve had sunstroke and it comes on really quickly from nowhere one thing I didn’t notice was that I stopped sweating hours before bc after working outside in 33c. I was very fortunate to crawl to a pavement outside a medical centre, but it felt like dying at the time. My blood pressure was 60 over 50. I would never take it for granted again. I cannot understand why Claire didn’t stop him walking when he was unwell without a phone in the heat. This terrain looks harsh and not even very picturesque.
Totally agree. The views of the water are 'stunning' but that terrain!! Just ...no. I can't believe sensible people would wave off one of their number, approaching 70 years old, feeling unwell without even lending him one of their phones! Better still, someone go back with him, take a breather in Pedi, sip cold drinks in a cafe until the next bus to Symi town picks up.
I agree!
The time of day that Dr Mosley set out as well as feeling unwell, carrying a small umbrella for heat protection just is crazy.
The heat coming back at him from the rocks would have been as harsh as the heat coming down on him.
People on that island said they don't go out in that heat & they are used to it.
A year before he was on a boat and decided to swim back to the shore.
When he emerged from the water he was so unwell, he was taken to the hospital as he couldn't remember his name and didn't recognise his wife. This was very scary for them.
One would have thought he'd be more careful since.
Maybe there was some underlying reason for his poor judgment?
I'm not a doctor but I'd never go out in that heat.
His poor family must be suffering beyond belief. ❤
He suffered from amnesia , some sort of dementia that came on now and then
He was ill will a brain disease, but still adventurous
He said he wanted to die in the outdoors doing something adventurous
He knew he was putting himself at risk sadly.
He was in hospital with this, they thought he had a stroke
It should be in Google somewhere
@@Morgan-yl3ou wasn't that induced by the cold water swimming he was enjoying for the benefit of science?
He was vaccinated!!
@@steveleroux6116 you were vaccinated regularly as a baby and child.
Vaccines don't protect us from the heat exhaustion. Do you know what heat exhaustion is? I bet you have never heard of it!
I agree, some poor judgment on Michael's part here perhaps that has to be said, but still what a great loss to the world, and so bloody unexpected. Just sad.
Well said
Many Greeks are heartbroken at the tragic death of Dr Mosley. Heatwaves are deadly. Please take them seriously when you are visiting the country. A 2.2 mile walk in high heat is a dreadful idea, and can turn out deadly, as in Dr Mosley’s case. Please take heed and look up what to do in high heat ahead of time.
Dr Mosley gave us his greatest health warning yet by his death. Never never Exercise in 40 degrees heat in un 3:08 sheltered terrain. Heeding this will save lives. Just as this fine gentleman’s life health teaching has saved lives. terrain.
Reminds me of a quote by the late Peter O’toole, who died age 81,
“The only exercise I take is walking behind the coffins of friends who took exercise”.
I fear some people push themselves too far.
Yes I wish desperately that he'd stayed with his wife and friends, for assistance as he was unwell.😪🧡💐
More like, Never do a low carb diets. Cut carbs, cut life.
@@anjou6497 I wasn't trying to be funny.
Why would a man with all his medical knowledge, walk a treacherous unshaded route like this, in searing heat? Especially as, before he left his wife on the beach, he appears to have told her he didn’t feel well? Very weird!🤷🏼♀️
And no phone or enough water??? It’s actually unbelievably reckless & so bizarre!!
“Suspicious even” ?!!!
@@jules65ishoh, please. No conspiracies!
Someone on another channel suggests that he might have been experiencing an electrolyte imbalance, and that would have affected his decision-making ability. It's just a theory, but there are a lot of possibilities. I don't understand why he would walk in that temperature in such a dark shirt. Even with the umbrella, that dark shirt would have absorbed heat.
@@cremebrulee4759
Still suspicious 🙃
Thank you. Too many unanswered questions that begin back at the beach when he first said he did not feel well and wanted to return to the house. This is where the tragedy begins...how did the wife and island friends respond...did they just say "see 'ya!." Very unsettling that he set out. Had he ever been there before? Then SIX hours pass. What was the wife and island friends doing that whole time and was no one worried sooner.
@@Melzmum Mel you seem to be in the know, was "Dr" Mosley MI5?
@@andymac7584 No, he worked for Interpol.
@@andymac7584 It's a question I can't answer, Dick.
@@andymac7584 I find your question offensive to Dr Mosley's memory.
Maybe he was seasick from the boat ride to the beach so catching the bus home from the village seemed the best option for him. Who knows. He was apparently known for going off on adventures so not unreasonable they waited until evening for his return.
As a soldier over 47 years ago.
We went on excacise down a mostly dry rockey river bed for 4 Days, I can tell you it was harrondus to walk on rocks and stoney ground in the heat.
Joy comes when you finally come on flat ground to walk on
Could not understand, why you would want to walk in the mid day sun , did neol coward write a song about it
Did three soldiers doing SAS training in 31° heat at the Beacon Barracks not succum to heat exhaustion during military training a few years back? Michael was a 67 year old man and he was exerting himself physically in 40° heat. The brain and body needs water. Poor guy, I found him to be inspirational and loved his documentaries particularly in relation to the brain.
Were you 67 years old at the time
@@gfg890 He had water (only not nearly enough).
Although I've seen nobody except me talk about food.
You obviously need plenty (to have eaten properly beforehand and ideally have snacks with you too) to go on this type of long and arduous walk.
@@gfg890 Exactly, he must have been very distressed and confused. We cannot assume anything about his state of mind. He was a beloved man; it's terribly sad. 😢🙏🧡🌿
@@anjou6497 it was a real shock when my wife told me he'd died because she knew I watched his documentaries and enjoyed them. She didn't really watch them with me but knew I'd know who she was telling me about. I don't know the finer details, regarding what provisions he had with him in terms of food and water or why he made the journey. I know he liked to test his body to the limit on some of his shows but I wondered if he maybe just went for a walk to see something historical or to see a nice view etc. We've all done it and it's a risk which could easily be miscalculated or misjudged. I'm going somewhere hot for our summer holidays and the walk to the nearby beach is pretty challenging, so it's made me think about making sure we take pop up shelter, some food and plenty of water.
Strange, 4 days looking in this tiny village and nobody thought, oh lets go along the fence ??? Some experts ...
Apparently the helicopter had hovered very close or even right above for some time, so maybe people assumed the area had already been checked. But maybe it was there earlier or later in the day when there was a shadow over where he was laying.
Depends what was left, it’s very dangerous for us, but that’s home to a lot critters.
I'm sure the rescue teams did their best to find Dr Mosely. Just a very tragic situation which no- one expected.
A bit like the hobbits going into Mordor. The last place you look is under your feet.
I think he was upset, getting more so as time ticked away in that burning sun. Please show some compassion, he had worrying health issues, possibly that caused his death ultimately, together with the burning sun.
(He had said afew years ago, that he suffered amnesia after swimming; and his battle with diabetes that killed his father. Have heart, he was a wonderful person .
🙏🧡💐
He was, I'm still very upset
Amen to that. RIP.
All this, and he went for a walk without his phone... believe if you want.
@@juniaalessandrafernandesmo7877 Fone may have been broken ..
He had transient global amnesia, caused by himself swimming in ice cold waters. He thought he was superman, alas that’s proved to be untrue. Taking risks causes these deaths.
Very sad, but it has to be said, some smart people have no common sense when it comes to 40 degrees temp, he shouldnt have been walking anywere.
He got lost. The sad part is how easily you want to criticize him as if you know better than smart people. 😂
Totally agree. His wife could have stopped him too. But as you say, highly intelligent people are often loosing out on common sense. 😢
I agree and no phone either what was he thinking
@@SofiNme365Hi, he was a legend of a man, but in that sort of a climate you need to be prepared for the what if’s. That’s what the above person was saying. Unfortunately he showed on this occasion a lack of common sense.
@@peterking7165 thank you, I agree.
There’s the heat of the sun and the reflected heat and light from the rocks - it must have been unbearable. Deepest condolences to his wife , family and friends. Michael Mosley was one of the good guys who wanted us to take care of our own wellbeing and avoid medicine, such a shame he may have mis-judged the situation on the day and the exertion needed.
The terrain looks very ugly and difficult to walk. Being out in 40 degree heat would have made it even worse. May Dr. Mosley rest in peace. He is in good hands now and safely home. He has only gone on ahead of us. Sincere sympathy to his family. With love from Ireland. ❤️
You would need all the ‘ounce of energy’ to walk on that surface. The heat and the rocky obstacle course would drain away very quickly your energy reserves. RIP Michael. You deserved better than this outcome.
Beauiful place, but just shows what the heat can do to anyone. Be careful, have plenty of water. Keep a mobile on you. Don't be alone
Oh, FFS!
Don't be alone?
What kind of utterly cretinous advice is that?
Are you for freaking real!?
🤦🤦♂🤦♀🤦🤦♂🤦♀🤦🤦♂🤦♀
The sea is beautiful, the land is desolate
@@Durnyful exactly! Thank you.
Tragic tragic tragic. God bless him.
Such a rocky and dangerous terrain. You just want to turn the clock back and help him 😢 x
I dont even care to speculate why on earth he took on this walk. He is so dearley missed, I respected his enormous knowlage, his kindness and will to help us all. Thank you for everything. Thank you for saving the health of my whole family. The loss is felt to the core of my soul 💔
The place looks like hell!
One could sprain an ankle or break a leg on those numerous rocks, let alone combat the high temperatures with only a small bottle of water. What was he thinking? So sad that he had to die in this way so close to help.
So heartbroken over this story and I loved Michael Mosley and his work 💔 I was in Kos, not far from Symi, during the week he died. I really really struggled with the heat and made sure that my family and I stayed by the pool and stayed hydrated. I can’t even imagine how horrific his death was but it felt like being in a giant oven, even on a resort, even the breeze was hot during that heatwave 😥
Mad dogs and Englishman…why on earth would a medical professional embark on this challenging hike in intense heat and his wife, being a doctor herself, should have stopped him. This tragedy could have been avoided.
correct.
i agree too ... what doesn't add up is he had already left his wife and friends due to feeling unwell - the timeline suggests he walked to an village as footage shown on CCTV - why did he not get help or stay there, why did he carry on walking in the heat and feeling un well - when he was seen somewhere he could get help. We will never know and its really non of our business - condolences to his family and a great man with a tragic end will always be remembered for the good he did... so so sad
Because he intended to walk much shorter, but took a wrong turn. When finding that out it was probably too late. Also, doctors are not living longer than people in other professions.
Mother is a retired nurse. Same thing happened to her in her 60s....except she was driving and collapsed at the airport in the tropics. She 74 now and still doesn't carry water with her.
My mornings started with this man's voice. How dearly will we miss him... Simply tragic
I wonder what happened to the umbrella?
I feel devastated and so sorry for his wife and family. I went through a sudden and tragic loss a year ago, my husband collapsed in the garage and was found 3 days later, i was in Germany he in the USA. I am praying for Dr. Moseleys wife because it is not only grief but also such a shock. When someone dies so unexpectedly and tragically it is super difficult. He was a wonderful man and losing someone so special is absolutely terrible. I just can't believe how a healthy brilliant doctor takes such risks.. Mindboggling!!!!!
He had to crawl over the rocks, probably because he was afraid of walking because of fear of falling and hurting himself, when he was likely already in heat stress. So he would have had to put the umbrella down.
It was found rolled up under his head.
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I fainted from heat exhaustion while walking to my barn.. I was hydrated, but the heat was too much for me. For two days, I couldn't get up. I hope he didn't suffer. Rest in peace.
How old were you when that happened and what was the temperature?
Shocking how he could have done this walk in that heat. I’m gobsmaked. Why?
I’m really feeling so sad for his family an close friends.
I’ve always followed him on TV an radio. So so sad.
The sea gives an illusion of coolness yet the temp is boiling hot.😮😮😮😮
Not wishing any offence to Greek people but - after seeing this video, why would anybody want to go on holiday to such a blistering hot barran Hell Hole?
Especially someone who values their health as much as Michael Moseley?
We all moan about the weather in Britain but we live in a Green, Lush, Arcadian Country compared to what a lot of people have to put up with.
We are so lucky to live in Britain.
Thank you God.
No offense but you are so ignorant. Greece is an infinitely more forested and mountainous country than the UK (Google it -13% of UK forested versus 30% of Greece ) and has a more diverse climate, with hitting much hotter temperatures and even getting more days of snowfall than the UK.
The problem is that 99% of tourists go blindly to some standard places and think that the only way to travel in Greece is to “island hop” in certain bunch of islands (which is exhausting, impractical and they end up seeing too few things from each island). They take zero time to research the destinations they are choosing and whether they tick off what they like to see in a place. Of course the far south east of Greece, where this island is, progressively gets more and more barren and hot because it’s a breath away from the Near East and Egypt. And yet 90% tourists go to this area only.
But there is also the other side to the story - it’s not just the lush green landscapes that are beautiful. There is something special about these blinding arid dramatic terrains with white towns contrasting with the azure sea. Here in Greece we are blessed to have all these diverse landscapes to choose from. It is very beautiful but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The key is to choose the right place for your taste and also visit at the time of the year that has the climate you can tolerate best. It’s that simple really.
As for Dr Mosley, it was his second time travelling to Symi so apparently he was the perfect example that not everyone has your taste in landscapes.
Some people say this video is in poor taste but
I just want to feel closer to this great man in his last minutes. I am glad he had such a full life and was so well loved.
Pptently there is some sort of. Truck or markings from Pedi which brings you out on the other side of the resort. There is. Sign t the start of this pointing to Agia Marin. Somehow, sadly he missed that and ended up going over the rocky unforgiving mountain which brought him down the wrong side of the resort with no entry until you get right to the bottom. That’s how I see it. Poor guy.
Winnie Wallace.... Poignant that he's spent so much time talking about health and yet put himself under a pointless challenge on his final walk.
His journey gives a clear indication how he pushed himself to the limit. When going the wrong way, and using the body/mind intuition how long does one wait in dire circumstances to turn back towards the previous route to possibly recollect and ask questions or knock on a door, if everyone is sheltering from the heat.
Rest in peace Dr Mosley, thank you for helping so many of us,🕯️🌹♥️
You are absolutely right, dear contributor.
D Mosley was NEVER 'left' there nor was he 'unattended", as I insensitively commented.
Where he lay beside the stone and wired fence, he was virtually not seen, thus, he was undiscovered for 4 days under the searing heat.
The perimeter fence was (is) not stupid, as I called it, in utter desperation/ grief. There has to be a fence to protect property, staff and clients.
I never met Dr Mosley, I just read his books and watched his programmes, but his loss hurts as if I knew him.
So, I blame the "stupid" fence, fate and you name it.
And I'm left wondering if, in the absence of a (necessary) fence, Dr Mosley might have been able to stagger inside the resort, ask for water with something in it to restore his electrolytes, keep him conscious and utter requests to the barmen obviously not medically trained, like him and Dr Bailey.
I also wonder if - severely dehydrated and exhausted by then - was beyond medical help.
Either way, I hope he didn't suffer too much or for too long ...
But I still think that his was not a silly or irresponsible hike under the scorching sun.
Dr Mosley was genuinely trying to go back to his lodgings (The Merchant House) in the Lower part of Symi, which they call Yialos.
Where CCTV caught him - walking in the main street of Pedi - I wonder if his Greek was good enough to ask where the bus stop was and/or understand the reply.
An acquaintance who is familiar with a few Dodecanese islands tells me that the yellow shuttle bus into Yialos (and Choro, the upper, old part of Symi) as well the water taxi - is unavailable at the specific hour when Dr Mosley found himself in Pedi.
My friend also volunteered that trails, routes, paths (and the elusive bus- stop in Pedi) are not clearly marked in Greek or in English.
She likes to travel to Symi in late May/early June because heat waves are uncommon then. But this year, temperatures went above 40°C, as 'bad luck' would have it?
When I put together all the pieces of this tragic puzzle, it's almost like poor, cherished Dr Mosley was totally in Fate's cruel, indifferent hands on that dreadful Wednesday 5th June.
RIP, Dr Mosley and thank you for my new, healthier life and reverting my elder son's diabetes type 2 with your writing and your fun, accessibl, non- judgmental radio/ TV programmes.
You are very loved and sorely missed.
Terribly sad!
Apart from the extreme heat, that would have been a tough walk picking his way over lose rocks. Terribly sad, he was a terrific broadcastor and obviously a caring lovely human being.
Terribly sad to see just how close he was too help, but he must have become disorientated. Sitting down for a moment to rest was fatal, even in that tiny spot of shade. If he'd even managed to get up against the fence someone at the resport would have easily seen him! But whether in time or not is another question. Such a bright compassionate man who did so much for others...
You going to be missed Michael💔❤️🕊️. I have eaten the 5:2 diet for about 10 years now, not the all time, but I have always you in my mind Michael.
Thanks for everything you have learned and being that man you was.
R.I.P Michael❤️🕊️and my biggest condolences to the family and friends.❤️❤️❤️
He probably thought it’d be a relatively quick walk back to his place. But having been to the Grand Canyon area, which is a bit similar in terms of temp and barren appearance, even 5 minutes would’ve been too much
None of it makes any sense to me, even if you got lost, you have the horseshoe bay as a reference. How would anyone think a solution to any problem, would be to randomly walk up the side of a mountain, when they are so obviously fully aware of the sun - not many people carry an umbrella on a Greek holiday
Whoever filmed this is out of puff and it's probably a cooler day!
Cue theatrical huffing and puffing for extra effect
What a waste of a life. I hope they put up better signposting now.
Oh, yeah, that's the problem.
Why not install water fountains and restrooms too?
And a shack with paramedics on hand 24/7!
He lived a good life, his life most definitely was not wasted.
@@NewChannel-wi7vjWell I am afraid that's the cost of make a living out of Tourism...I am Spanish speaking 🗣️ not from Spain but it's any thumbs 👍 up you ought to give the Spaniards it's how they have geared up their tourist spots up to the best standards including roads , signposts and emergency services and all that takes painstaking work and 🤑 money.
That’s a rocky mountain, not a place for tourists, that’s why the fences! There is no need for signposts. He was not supposed to climb there. He did because he was adventurous and probably thought he would have made it.
@@rostycosythat’s not a place for tourists, no need of signposts, that’s why the fence: to prevent people from climbing a rocky and dangerous mountain. There are also danger of snakes up there…
Why am I so ANGRY??
Life goes on.
It's business as usual;
for some...
This will be, one of the saddest days in history.
Saddest days in history? Don’t be so ridiculous!
Try to keep things in proportion.
Why shouldn't this person express their exasperation and sadness ? 🧡🌿
They don't want to release the CCTV footage from the bar at the resort? Showing Dr Mosley making his way down part of the mountain. Why?
So they had all the rescue teams searching for this man when this resort could have reviewed their CCTV. Dr Mosley body was left for 40 degree heat for 4days. So very sad.
Because it shows someone dying? For the last 30 minutes or so he was crawling only 20 metres, so likely already in severe dehydration and heat stroke at that point. I am sure if his family want to see it, they can, and may have already done so.
I did see a news report that said the bar had released it to police but cops took 3 days before they looked at it.
This is not for people to look at. Have some respect
@@LindaMepham
Ok. That is very sad to here about the lack of urgency in authorities finding Dr Mosley.
Rest in power Dr Mosley.
As far as I know the footage of Michael was given to the police in the day he went missing but no action was taken however he was already dead by the time he was reported missing so it would have made no difference 😢
Poor man. If only, if only… 😢 People can make misjudgements and risky decisions no matter how smart they are sometimes.
Not feeling well, 40C, no water bottle, no phone… for one full of advice for others, daft.
he was no Dr
He had water
He qualified as a doctor but didn't practice.
@@RTfan2010 likely MI5 by the sounds of things. Recently turned 67. What's civil service retirement age? Pseudocide?
Even when I was around 20yrs old and a total thicko and felt "invincible" I would not of walked into the unknown in searing heat being an English man who is not used to any form or heat. He must of had some sort of breakdown before doing this.
But would you have taken a shortcut from the beach to the hotel ? Then, could it have happened that you made a wrong turn if you had worse luck than you actually had ?
@@S9999Frank His route taken wasn't a shortcut - it was a major detour. The quickest route would have been turning left at the Blue Corner Cafe in Pedi and following the tarmac road to Symi. My own view is that he missed the turn and carried on walking straight along the harbour. I note that it is just over one mile from Pedi to Agia Marina - I am very surprised that he didn't make it to safety.
One of those people you never met,but felt you knew. So sad he was taken in such seemingly harmless surrounding’s R I P Dr Michael
A very exposed area with lots of concentration to move about .I have seen birds die of heat stress in these conditions . Mosley was a fit man for his years .Coming out of a British winter he would have been loving the warm weather . Unaware of its danger.
Who let the guy walk on his own in that kind of heat with no water
Now one more tourist had died at Samos on a similar path , he was in same age as well. Ppl be aware it is HEAT RECORDS in Greece now. Don’t act the same way as you were walking in your neighborhood.
Apparently four other tourists have died in the last 11 days, and two French women aged 64 and 73 are missing on Sikinos according to the Independent. It is the earliest heatwave recorded in Greece in the 20th and 21st centuries.
@@hailandplaice Yes I live in Greece and I see all the tourists bad choices, very sad. The news came today with more casualties. Be careful all
The reason why it is so painful is he didn't have to go out in that heat 😢
Why on earth was this section of the beach fenced off?.. very sad indeed.
Because it was defining the borders of the private property of the resort maybe?????!?!
Obviously to keep riff-raff and other weird wanderers away!
I thought that he was lost or fell, but this suggests that he was not, clearly in sight to safety. Unbelievable.
There is no one out at that time. It's siesta time. I went for a walk in the middle of a town in Sicily at that time. Unlikely him, i had water and was on flat terrain and my temperature regulatory system still works at 42 despite the perimenopause. It doesn't work in the over 60s and babies. They gey cold very quickly and overheat very quickly. It happened to my mum a retired nurse in her 60s in the tropics except she was at the airport with plenty of people around.
Very Very Sad. We will miss his lovely cheerful face and voice on T.V. and Radio. Such a kind and generous person. R.I.P. Dr Mosely. 😱😢🙏
Rough terrain hard on body anyway ...coupled with the heat 🔥 it's no wonder Dr Moseley had difficulty .....He was a popular Dr at home in the UK 🇬🇧 with many television health shows and he will be missed by many ...not forgetting his family ....He's at peace now ...no one can hurt him ...💔🥀😞D
This video shows that some mainstream media are “learning”…..no hype, no sensationalisim, no endless repetition to “pad” the “story” out.
It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words….then video is worth millions of words as evey frame is a picture.
Welcome to the new milenium where almost everybody has a camera and those cameras are tiny and far higher resolution thsn the big broadcast studio cameras of 50 years ago (Matconi Mk-VIII on my mind)…and this completely changes how we see and report on happenings such as this.
So, bravo….you sre “brave enough” to not turn the comments off, (and you can learn from the feedbsck in them)…and we get all that we need…we see (pretty much) through Michael’s eyes…no prattling commentry, no needless post production, just what he saw pretty much, and the conditions thst prevailed st the time. Thanks do much for this. Other big msinstream media should take note from this!
The broadcast TV age is dead, we are now in the sovial media age.
Poor man, may his soul Rest in Peace 😔😔😊
God God love him, such a LOVELY man, may he Rest in PEACE 🙏
God rest his soul, so near yet so far away, hard terrain and high temperatures always have their threats, a good man lost to us all !!
How ghoulish...
RIP Michael!!!
horrible area, just rocks , who even holidays there, bad judgement all round
This is sooo sad 😢 I was rooting for him everyday.
I'm still in shock that Dr Mosley died like this. An intelligent health conscious man. R.I.P.
I start to feel it was meant to be it was his time to go so many things conspired together it was not one mistake he made but far too many 1/ going for a walk in extreme heat. 2/ in the worst time of the day about 1 pm 3/ not taking his mobile 4/ not knowing the area well 5/ going on the wrong path The only way I can explain this tragic tragic end of this wonderful man
More like a mental breakdown I’m afraid
I still find it hard to believe that the search dogs didn’t pick up his scent so close to where people / bar is 🤔🤔😢
I never heard of the man but this story caught international attention for days. Then we learn how he died. All kinds of questions and all the wife can say is that he "was almost there" and how funny he was and how in love they were...blah blah. We're all thinking, hey lady, tell us what happened back at the beach and why didn' anyone think twice.
Spot on!
It is very puzzling but was a grown man and possibly insisted his wife stay to enjoy herself with their friends while he caught the bus back to Symi town. His feeling ‘a bit off’ may have been seasickness. He ultimately was the one making the poor decisions, not his wife. She is to be pitied as well.
I’m sure that in days/weeks to come she will tell us more. She must be currently inconsolable, poor lady :(
Why didn't his wife give her phone to him? Had she gone out without a phone too? What about the friends?
No we are not
My condolences to the family
Could of easily sprained a ankle walking down that slope .
Poor Guy, 😢Bless his soul. He was a wonderful person. R.I.P.
Great work in highlighting the positive response to the horrible act of vandalism,in the beautiful area of our beloved River Michael .
A man of his intelligence should have known better. than too walk off in such heat with no refreshments , unfortunately he was his own downfall. My sympathy goes too his wife.
That terrain looks really rough to hike on a good day. Never go out walking without your phone, folks. RIP Dr Mosley
His death isn’t in vane as lots of people now won’t walk in the hot sun or forget their phone , he will be missed
You can clearly see how hard and taxing that terrain is to move over! ... Imagine being overcome with heat and trying desperately to get over all that quickly for water and shade.
The heat and glare off the rocks and sea is disorienting in 45 degree heat. The path The Mirror reoorter took was apparently a proper path, there are frequebtly blue and red dots on the rocks to guide you back down, but these are very easily missed and othe routes taken, in preference. Check the Times Radio report very heart moving.
It may have been marked, but I wouldn't call it what anyone would call a walking path, it's a lower level climb, and doesn't seem something he would've deliberately planned on. Apparently there was another probably easier more trodden path on the other side which was signed which was likely what he intended but tragically missed it. Or I suppose it was possible he simply had planned out that path from Google Maps not realizing how difficult it actually was. Once he got there he was probably terrified to trip or fall any moment, and the added stress from that as well as the heat may have been what was too much for his body to endure.
@@hailandplaice But heading for Agia Marina from Pedi was a major detour if he was trying to get home to Symi - if he had looked at Google Maps beforehand he would have known that.
@@Garstonk Not so major if he intended to refill his water and take a rest at the Marina then return to Pedi and walk the main road or wait for a bus. I am sure he had looked at the map multiple times before he left and when he got there. He would have known it would maybe only take 1 hour to get back to the apartment, but his wife and friends could be away for several more hours.
@@hailandplaice Are you saying you think he went to Agia Marina deliberately?
@@Garstonk Yes, I think so. Apparently there is an official path that goes down from the rocky hillside to the Marina, but it is on the south side. It seems likely he missed this, but it's not clear why, perhaps glare from the sun, making it hard to see, or lethargy or confusion from the heat already setting in. However, those rocks on the north side were marked with colours, but that might be something informal that some more advanced ramblers and hikers have put on them. There is an official hiking map of Symi available with footpaths and contours marked. I find it unlikely someone of Michael's scientific and methodical type of mind would not have sought that out, maybe he had a copy or his friends did and he had looked at it earlier that day. So all in all I find it very unlikely his route on to the rocky hills was accidental.
Why would anyone holiday on this hell hole ? Beats me.
Same as watching a car crash; too morbid for my liking
If I wasn’t feeling well my wife would have come with me in the 35 plus years we’ve been together we’ve never gone off on our own after feeling unwell
I have ALWAYS hated the sound of cicadas, it means heat which I hate
I read that he tried to get back to his place because he did not feel well. Did his wife know that he did not feel well?
Some people cope with heat better than others. When it approaches the high 20s I strip off and dampen my skin with a wet towel. The evaporation works well. I could never handle that kind of heat, but if I had to, I would carry much more water, for cooling as well as drinking. That's what marathon runners do.
The terrain is being over-hyped, it was an easy enough walk on a cool day. It's the heat that's the problem, especially for a Brit who's not used to it.
Agree, terrain doesn't look too challenging. He looked in good stead leaving Pedi for Agia Marina (see Pedi Marina CCTV) which is only one mile away.
Such a devastating outcome. My love to the family, of this wonderful man.
Very embarrassing for the search efforts that nobody appears to have looked around much.
Fence killed him. No strength to get over.
Still doesn't quite make sense to me. 40C is hot, but he had an umbrella, and he had water. He may not have taken enough water with him, but I think people are underestimating just how much shade an umbrella gives you and how it completely blocks out the sun. This wasn't a case where someone had the sunshine beating down on his head and face and arms for hours and hours. I personally, while being a lot younger than Mr Mosley, have walked a lot further and longer in very similar heat and terrain and I can't emphasise this enough - it's really not dangerous if you are hydrated and take breaks. I know it's easy to say "oh 40C is horrendous", by people sitting at home in the rain, but in reality it's really not a dangerous temperature unless you are already unwell. This is not a walk which should have killed him. We have not been told the cause of death. He did complain about feeling unwell before he set off. Has he succumbed to a stroke or heart attack? We may never know, but what a sad end to such a wonderful life. RIP.
Useful video 👍
Agree with me or not but I am so disappointed he didn’t have more sense. En route he must have seen the path end and the rocky terrain begin. At 67 years old he was most definitely not superman. We have lost a dear TV Personality who will be sorely missed. RIP
So Tragic! And just when the World today is crying out for decent human beings like Dr Mosley who strive to help others he is taken from us. So sad and condolences to his Family. May he RIP and he will be missed by millions of people around the World. A true loss to us in every sense.
Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun. WHY ?
Don’t look as if theirs anyone about?
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Why did he leave his phone with his wife, did they have an argument, and he set off in a state?
His phone was left behind at their accommodation.
"Dr" Mosley recently turned 67 - the current civil service retirement age and he was most likely a spook having never actually practiced medicine. I'm gonna class this as psuedocide and assume Mike is away off into the sunset with a ton of cash.
Still begs the question why and I don't belive he "took a wrong turn" ...I think they had a massive argument the whole holiday and he was totally in a state about it
@@jamesmurray2498 We'll probably never know.
😢 Very sad-a great loss. He did such a lot for the world with his all health investigations. A bit reckless at times, I guess he died as he lived!
Sooo sad 😢 for him and now for his family.
I know it's only speculation, but I did wonder if there was more to his walk than just exercise or tourist curiosity. He has in the past got success out of health fads and diets, so maybe he was trying something new in that line. He could hardly have expected to go from feeling ok to collapsing in the space of a mile, so maybe he was testing out what exercise combined with heat might do to his body in terms of weight and insulin etc. We all have our pet obsessions, and his was the human body, so maybe he was trying something out.
🇬🇧 I doubt that he could have gone beyond the fence , struggling in the heat. The gate isn't easily identifiable. The terrain is unforgiving.
There are still some unsettling aspects about this whole event, I admired Mosely immensely and do not buy into the temporary lapse of this or that theory. And a body does not lie exposed in those temperatures for several days without its presence being made very obvious.
Michael's death does not deserve to be consigned to forgotten history until explanations are proved for several perplexing questions.