Dr Michael Mosley: Initial post mortem reveals time and cause of death of TV doctor

Doctor Michael Mosley likely died at around 4pm on the day he disappeared, according to the initial findings from the autopsy into his death.

The TV star’s body was discovered in a rocky area close to Agia Marina beach on Sunday following a major five-day search on the Greek island of Symi.

The 67-year-old was last seen leaving Saint Nikolas beach at around 1.30pm on Wednesday, setting off for a coastal walk in searing heat without his mobile phone.

The Hellenic police reportedly said they did not believe a fall had led to the doctor being discovered near Agia Marina beach.

The Mirror quoted a police source saying: “The way the body was positioned suggests that first he sat down and then he died.

“There is no indication that he was hit by something in the head for example, or that he collapsed while walking.”

Micheal Mosley’s colleagues at the BBC paid tribute to the TV doctor whose death, they said, has been “felt by millions of people all around the world who regarded him as their doctor”.

“Michael was absolutely charming,” said Dr Sarah Jarvis, who had worked with Dr Mosley over the years.

“He was funny, he was clever, but what really came across was that he had this ability to communicate and he wanted to get important messages out.

“That man touched so many lives. He took really complicated science, then he turned it into something that resonated with everybody.”

Trust Me, I’m A Doctor co-star Dr Chris van Tulleken said Dr Mosley “is one of the most important broadcasters of the last few decades, perhaps ever”.

The One Show co-presenter Alex Jones said on the BBC programme: “His death has been felt by millions of people all around the world who regarded him as their doctor.

“It’s still very hard to grasp what’s happened, I think everybody feels that… It’s an absolute shock.”Dr Hannah Fry recalled a time when Dr Mosley had saved the life of a BBC colleague.

She said: “Somebody collapsed in the BBC offices in the corridors, and he saw them collapse.“He went over, he performed CPR on them for almost half an hour until the emergency services arrived.

“[He] saved her life, she’s gone on to have two children.”

David Blackmore, 37, who has worked as a producer and reporter for This Morning since 2015, was supposed to be interviewing the mayor of Symi when he arrived to find Eleftherios Papakalodouka boarding a boat at Pedi marina and jumped aboard.

The BBC will air a special tribute to Dr Michael Mosley following the death of the TV broadcaster on the Greek island of Symi.

His body was found on Sunday in a rocky area near Agia Marina beach, after his disappearance was reported last Wednesday.

An autopsy published by Greek police has found Dr Mosley died of natural causes.

The BBC tribute to the 67-year-old will air on BBC One at 8pm on Friday.

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Dr Michael Mosley’s disappearance on a Greek island is a “cut and paste” of the case of a British man who went missing five years ago, the latter’s family have said.

His body was found on Sunday in a rocky area near Agia Marina beach, after his disappearance was reported on Wednesday.