Mosley’s widow reveals late T'V doctor’s final moments

Dr Michael Mosley’s widow has revealed the final moments before his death.

- TARA COBHAM

The TV doctor and nutritionist, 67, was found dead on the Greek island of Symi after a four-day rescue operation last summer.

In her first interview since her husband’s death, Dr Clare Bailey Mosley has now recounted the events of the tragic holiday from which he never returned.

The couple arrived in Symi for the week-long trip with friends on 4 June 2024. She told MailOnline: “We’d only been there for half a day before it happened.”

She said they were relaxing on the beach and enjoying the occasional dip in the sea and a coffee.

“Typically, Michael got bored,” she added. “He wasn’t enjoying his book and he doesn’t really like lying on beaches, so he said: ‘I’m going exploring. I’m off for a walk.’ He agreed to meet us back at our friends’ villa.

“I gave him my litre bottle of water, and in his rather eccentric way, he had an umbrella to shield him from the sun. It was 1.30pm and he was given instructions on where to walk.

“He set off at a good pace, his rucksack on his back, up a steep hill. He hadn’t brought his phone because he didn’t want to risk it getting wet on the boat.”