Thread 2 - Michael Mosley missing after disappearing on holiday walk

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Following on from thread 1, linked below.

Let's hope the CCTV / sighting in town gives a glimmer of home that he made the walk from the beach to town ok.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5090880-michael-moseley-missing-after-disappearing-on-holiday-walk?page=10&reply=135846185

Nothing wrong with me, but I wonder why you are keen to be on their side when it's obvious that the search has been flawed.

If you can't 'take' criticism that's justified, you have a problem.

They could have asked for help from another country.

yeah definitely! was one of them myself indeed for many years. my comment wasn’t to infer that the uk wasnt like this, but more to say that it’s v much this way in greece too, since a lot of the comments were talking about ‘specialists’ and ‘police’ etc!

He’s a 67 year old man not at all comparable to sending worldwide teams to rescue a group of children. The number of people on here who seem to think we should be sending teams from uk just because his career was in TV. People go missing like this relatively frequently abroad. We can’t mobilise teams for every missing person worldwide.

I think it is more the way in which some of the remarks are being made, at least one poster did give a superior "we British do it better, what do you expect of a third world country like Greece?" response without any facts to back the statement up.

Indeed.

Of course heat seeking won't work during the day when it's hot that's why you use helicopters at night when it isn't hot. I mean who shuts up shop search wise at 8pm because its dark? By the time they ask international expert teams to assist it will be too late.

How has the search been flawed? They swung into action immediately. It takes time to realise that yes the person is actually missing and not holed up in a bar somewhere. And then they flew specialist teams from Athens. FFS.

LOL the facts speak for themselves. He's British, and there is a large RAF base in Cyprus.

I haven't taken offense?

2 days to find and release Pedi cctv footage, they'd been looking in the wrong place until then.

Thank you I'm not going to have a nice day today unfortunately. I hope you do.

Me too - it stinks the people already saying "cock up" on the basis of zero knowledge.
I wonder what fantastic work these armchair experts do that they are so qualified to judge the entire operation.

Well they spent two days searching a very easy path first off.

The likelihood now is that it won’t be good news. You generally have 24 hours to find someone that’s gone missing for it to be successful.

His children have flown out now so I assume they are supporting their mum with the likelihood that he won’t be found alive.

They often do. I've definitely heard them say they're having to stop and then they'll pick up the search in the morning

'Me too - it stinks the people already saying "cock up" on the basis of zero knowledge.'

OK. Again, when did we find out he'd got as far as Pedi? Yesterday. It gives a snapshot, no?

I’ve told my DH if I ever go missing please don’t stop looking for me at 8pm.

Yeah exactly The police know more than we do... as one would hope and expect. But people sitting in their comfy chairs refreshing social media with their middle fingers presume to know more and understand more.

'They often do. I've definitely heard them say they're having to stop and then they'll pick up the search in the morning'

Only in dangerous and inhospitable areas where there is a risk to the searchers, or when there are extreme weather conditions. Not an idyllic Greek island where wandering about with torches or flying a helicopter surely isn't a risk to anyone. You'd think it'd be better in the dark as cooler.

Totally agree I assume they know what they are doing

That's the funniest thing I have heard in weeks - heat-seeking camera's don't work in the day when it's hot...
😂😂

They do

It does always surprise me when they stop searching at night. They’re the experts though. I’d think the cooler temps at night and lights wouldn’t be a silly idea. But again I’m not an expert. His adult chn have flown out so no doubt they’re all doing everything they can.

Have you worked out where Ben Needham is then?

Walkers go missing fairly frequently- often the search takes awhile and sadly they often found deceased.

A relative on mine went missing while walking on Glencoe. It took rescue workers four days to find his body.

It's not idyllic. Clearly.

So you are an expert - why not offer to fly out and run things for them?
Unlike you I don't presume to know what is happening from the media coverage. Everything we have been told is subject to being wrong, journalists aren't renowned for accuracy. It is far too soon (and ultimately pointless) to be sitting here aggressively criticising the Police and others looking for him.

@Janiie there is cctv footage of him in Pedi with a parasol 30 mins after leaving the beach. It’s all over the news.