Thread 3 - Michael Mosley missing after disappearing on holiday walk

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Continuing

It was a good post and dont take offence from any naysayers. Its all over the media and it's not obsessive to look into it, its what chats like this and the internet is for. We wish no malice, we all want a happy end to this. We're just trying to interpret the medias mixed messages. Your map was decent and it may have been a simple misunderstanding but at what point would MM realise it was the completely wrong direction. Would he plough on regardless? I sincerely doubt it.

In that heat water is needed even sat on the beach. Walking in that temp/humidity even short distances requires a lot of water especially when not acclimatised.

This is what I’ve been thinking. If he went high he’d be able to see the sea etc. below, so ‘lost’ due to losing the path isn’t really likely on such a small island.

My vain hope is that he is actually in their villa hiding under the bed, or somewhere safe close by. Not flippant either. We don't know if they have searched around their accommodation yet.

@Oaktree55 ,give it a rest . Saying he took silly actions is so bloody disrespectful.
He probably mistakenly got his sense of direction wrong and took the wrong path ,not knowing what the terrain ahead of him was like!
I sincerely hope this poor chap is found alive,absolutely heartbreaking for his family.

I agree with the mayor's last comment - wondering why MM didn't stop in Pedi for a rest and a drink. He'd been walking in the heat for some time and it was the hottest part of the day. I would absolutely have stopped in a shady cafe for a drink or two and just rested. He did seem very determined to get back to the holiday house, given how quickly he was walking.
I'm not victim blaming at all! Just pondering what the rush was. It seems likely he didn't realise what a difficult walk it was and just wanted to get it over with.

Of course he isn’t hiding under the bed, good grief.

Indeed. But in this case MM may have just forgotten his phone by accident or not realised he didn’t have it.

A lot of batshit posters on these threads

He was walking back to the friends' house because he didn't feel well and I guess they stayed on the beach and took the boat back and didn't realize he hadn't gone back until the evening? Is that what might have happened? Maybe he felt seasick on the boat ride there - that is common and it can leave you feeling bad.

Greece is two hours ahead isn’t it. It’s not great it’s 5pm there and still nothing,

This story just keeps on giving more twists and turns. First time this afternoon learning of kilometers of underground tunnels that can fill with seawater. Firefighters are now searching them.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/michael-mosley-missing-doctor-greece-search-symi-latest-b2558916.html
Firefighters searching ‘abyss’ cave system
The search for Dr Michael Mosley is now a “race against time” as firefighters search a cave system known by residents as “the abyss”.

The outcrop, which lies of a picturesque beach, sits above a cave network with dozens of tunnels that can fill with seawater, according to residents.

Mosley was last seen leaving Saint Nikolas beach at 1.30pm on Wednesday, when he is believed to have been heading off on the coastal path back to nearby Pedi.

“It’s like a deep system of tunnels, but it is full of water and can spread for kilometers. There is a reason they call it ‘The Abyss’. There is something very strange going on,” a waiter told The Daily Telegraph.

The way he is walking so fast worries me, especially someone not feeling well. It’s reminds me of cctv images of Sally Allan who went missing and was found in a river.

No one knows if he wasn’t feeling well!

Well to me, this screams that he was very unwell and confused and dehydrated so not making logical decisions.

This might be as daft as the comment on the first thread about maybe he’s been taken in by a friendly yiayia and they’ve both lost track of time.

Or the more sinister daftness on the daily telegraph comment of “a disgruntled former dieter” holding him in some Misery style scenario.

And The Abyss is roughly a mile east of Pedi

Screams to me he felt absolutely fine and was walking at his normal speed

As to why he didn't stop for a drink or a rest in the village, I wonder if he by then had realised he didn't have his phone and that his wife might be worried? Maybe he thought he needed to just hurry back? I don't know really, just a thought.

His poor wife, family and friends. I hope there are answers today. It's all so strange. I think a lot of us can relate to an everyday situation going suddenly wrong.

Really hoping for a positive outcome. He's a lovely chap. I also have him to thank for a 2 stone weight loss last year.

In the peninsula bit you mean? Towards agia marina?

The Guardian is quoting his wife as saying "He left the beach to go for a walk..."

So he wasn't heading off to walk back to the house - which means all the talk of attempting to walk for hours in that heat, taking the bus road, or not the bus road, short cut or not, has been a waste of time!

Fucking hell, this island is a death trap.

I had a family member temporarily go missing and the first thing the police did was search the house. I would assume the place they were staying was checked as soon as he was reported missing.

Well that's a bit of a daft comment isn't it? Hiding under the bed??