The BBC was told that the first autopsy on Dr. Michael Mosley’s body showed that he died of natural causes.
The TV host’s body was found on Sunday in a rocky area on the Greek island of Symi, four days after he disappeared while on vacation.
K. Dimoglidou, a spokeswoman for the Greek police, told the BBC that the first autopsy showed that he had no injuries that could have caused his death.
Thursday, the day Dr. Mosley went missing, was his last day of life. He died around 16:00 (14:00 BST).
At about 13:30 local time (11:30 BST) on Wednesday, the 67-year-old father of four went for a walk from Agios Nikolaos beach, which is close to where he was staying on the northeast side of the island. He was reported missing that same day.
In case Dr. Mosley didn’t come back, his wife, Dr. Clare Bailey Mosley, called the police.
Police officers, firefighters, divers, and even a helicopter were used by the Greek government to search for Dr. Mosley in very hot weather.
The island’s mayor “saw something” by the bar’s fence and told staff, according to the PA news agency. The manager of a bar on Agia Marina beach, which is farther north along the coast from where Dr. Mosley started, found his body.
The first thing that led police to believe Dr. Mosley had died naturally was the way his body was found and the fact that it was not hurt.
Now, separate reports on toxicology and histology have been ordered.
According to CCTV footage seen by the BBC near the Agia Marina beach bar, Dr. Mosley slowly makes his way down a hillside near where his body was later found. He then disappears from view. He then falls behind a wall and can’t be seen.
His family was “taking comfort in the fact” that her husband “so very nearly made it” to safety, Dr. Bailey Mosley said on Sunday.
“He did an incredible climb, took the wrong route and collapsed where he couldn’t be easily seen by the extensive search team,” she said in a report.
After hearing the “devastating” news that her husband’s body had been found, Dr. Bailey Mosley also said nice things about her “wonderful, funny, kind, and brilliant” husband.
“Our life together was so lucky,” Dr. Bailey Mosley said.
“We loved each other very much and were so happy together.”
One of the people who paid tribute to Dr. Mosley again on Monday was Lord Tom Watson, who used to be the deputy leader of the Labour Party.
His actions changed my life for sure. “He made me feel like I wasn’t broken,” Mr. Watson told BBC Radio 4’s Today show in 2018. He said that diet and exercise had helped him “reverse” his type 2 diabetes.
Dr. Mosley became a doctor after studying medicine in London. For the past 20 years, he has worked as a host, documentary maker, journalist, and author.
He was famous for TV shows like “Trust Me,” “I’m a Doctor,” and the podcast “Just One Thing” on BBC Radio 4. His work also appeared in the Daily Mail.
Intermittent fasting diets, like the 5:2 diet and The Fast 800 diet, were pushed by Mr. Mosley.
Trust Me, I’m a Doctor co-host Dr. Saleyha Ahsan told the BBC’s Breakfast show that she was “terrified” to take on the role at first, but that Dr. Mosley “put me at ease almost immediately.”
She went on to say, “That really friendly and approachable TV character was exactly how he was in real life.”
“He did amazing things for medicine and public health that I don’t think many other people have.”
He said it was “like a light came on in my life” the first time he read a book by Dr. Mosley.
“I just became a real fan of his work and, over the years, he’s helped me maintain that and help millions of others,” said he.
“And that’s what great journalism is: he explained very complex ideas of science in a very simple way.”
Former BBC creative director Alan Yentob, who worked closely with Dr. Mosley while he was at the BBC, told BBC News, “There’s no doubt about it: it is a tragedy.” “But for many, he brings back memories of how greatly he changed their lives.”
Adding that Dr. Mosely leaves behind a “incredible legacy,” he called him “an adventurer” with a “curious and creative” spirit.
“He made people feel like they had a real chance to make things better and that the challenge was fun and exciting,” he said.
Dr. Mosley worked with Dr. Chris van Tulleken, a science broadcaster, who said that Dr. Mosley had created “an entire genre of broadcasting” during his career.
His daily habits changed “quietly” because of Dr. Mosley’s work. He stopped brushing his teeth while standing on one leg and started fasting sometimes.
He said on BBC Radio 4’s Today show, “He was giving people tools they could use that everyone could afford.”
She said in a statement that Dr. Mosley was a “shining light for the whole team” and that she was his business partner and the CEO of The Fast 800 weight-loss program.
“I had the honor of working with and getting to know Michael personally and professionally.” “He was truly unique, and everyone will miss him very much,” Ms. Haggett said.
“Michael has left an incredible legacy, which I know will live on and energise a continuous movement for better health.”
This was what Downing Street said about Dr. Mosley: “He will be remembered as an amazing broadcaster who used his platform to change the way we think about many public health issues.”