Michael Mosley’s body was discovered by a cameraman on Sunday morning after a widespread search by emergency services operating in dangerous conditions and high temperatures on the Greek island of Symi.
Foul play has been ruled out in the death of Michael Mosley – as CCTV footage appears to show him falling over close to where his body was found.
Warning: This article contains descriptions of his last moments which some readers might find distressing
There were no injuries on the TV doctor’s body that could have caused his death, Greek police sources told Sky News.
CCTV footage appeared to show him falling over close to where his body was found in Agia Marina on the island of Symi – and clearly shows that no one was with him.
His time of death was around 4pm on Wednesday, very soon after he fell.
Two and a half hours earlier at about 1.30pm he had left friends on Agios Nikolaos beach to go for a walk before going missing.
The cause of death can only be determined once the toxicology report is back.
Footage found by a beach bar at Agia Marina shows what appears to be the 67-year-old making his way down a rocky slope close to a fence before he falls out of view.
Agia Marina bar manager Ilias Tsavaris, 38, told Sky News correspondent Sadiya Chowdhury in Symi the CCTV shows Mosley walking along the perimeter.
“Over there in the mountains, like 30m from the place where we found him, he started crawling a little. And then the distance of 30m, which a normal person could do in two minutes or five minutes, took him half an hour or more,” he said.
“So he’s still crawling over and then he fell, passed out exactly in the place where we found him.”
His widow Dr Clare Bailey Mosley said he “very nearly made it” to safety.
She said Mosley – who went missing on Wednesday after leaving his wife and friends at Agios Nikolaos beach to walk back to their hotel – appeared to have undertaken an “incredible climb, took the wrong route and collapsed where he couldn’t be easily seen” by search and rescue teams.
Tributes have poured in for the doctor who made popular the 5:2 diet and championed public health.
Mosley first trained as a doctor in London before moving into the world of media, becoming a presenter, documentary maker, author and columnist.
His body was discovered by a cameraman on Sunday morning after a widespread search by emergency services operating in dangerous conditions and high temperatures.
He had been missing for four days and police said they believed he had walked north from Pedi marina in the direction of Agia beach.
His wife raised the alarm after he failed to return.
His four children also arrived on the island to help search for their father as the focus shifted to a snake-infested mountainous area after CCTV footage on Saturday emerged of his then last known movements.