Gavin Grey: UK and Europe Correspondent on the death of TV Doctor Michael Mosley

British TV presenter Michael Mosley has been found dead on the Greek Island of Symi after disappearing while on holiday last week. 

The 67-year-old healthy living advocate, had been a prominent face on TV in the United Kingdom and New Zealand.  

His body was found as teams were searching the coastline with cameras, and searchers were approaching a cave. 

UK and Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey told Mike Hosking “He appeared to take the wrong route home – there are no suspicious circumstances.” 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Go to Britain. Gammon drives with us Morning Mac Morning,
mic Very said, business with Michael Moseley.

Speaker 2 (00:07):
Yes so. Doctor Michael Moseley a well known TV doctor
in this country, an author, very very successful podcaster as well.
He has now been confirmed as having been found dead
on a Greek island. They were on holiday, he and
his wife, and sadly, after a time down at the beach,
the sixty seven year old decided that he was going

(00:28):
to walk back to where they were staying. It's rocky terrain,
it's pretty steep, and the temperatures there are quite unforgiving.
He went missing on Wednesday and his body was found
a little earlier today. His wife, doctor Claire Bailey Mosley,
said in a statement that it's devastating to have lost Michael,
my wonderful, funny, kind and brilliant husband. She also said

(00:49):
he appeared to have taken the wrong route on the
walk and then collapsed. There are no suspicious circumstances now.

Speaker 1 (00:56):
And then we've got the Euro twenty fours, which we're
going to be a bit of an issue security wise,
and the Germans have gone and nabbed somebody already.

Speaker 2 (01:04):
Yes, so you're right tension's pretty high around the world,
of course, with gadsat Israel conflict, but trying to actually
keep the Euro Championships safe is quite another matter. There
are going to be lots of people traveling to the area,
up to twelve million traveling to Germany for the event
that kicks off on June the fourteenth. But now we
learn that police in Germany have arrested a twenty three

(01:25):
year old man on suspicion of being a terrorist because
he was allegedly caught trying to sneak his way into
the Euro twenty twenty four Championships as a security guard.
He's been known only as Sufian Tea and is allowed
the anonymity under German laws. He's alleged to have applied
to work security on sort of side events outside one

(01:47):
of the stadia in Germany, and they, of course a
host in this tournament. It does run for several weeks
and they are certainly taking it really very seriously. With
security at an all time high. It is reported that
all leave has been banned for serving officers and it
is thought that many twenty two thousand federal officers will

(02:10):
be at Borders Stadia public viewing areas like fan zones
in order to try and keep things safe.

Speaker 1 (02:15):
Just while I've got you, Gevin, give me a read
on the campaign and Rishi and the inexplicable decision to
leave D Day. I mean, how do you even begin
to defend that?

Speaker 2 (02:26):
Yes, a very very good call. I mean, many are
just saying they still can't believe he did it. If
it was done on the advice of his advisors, why
didn't he turn around and say no, that's going to
get me in trouble. People are dumb struck by it,
and of course opposition parties are saying, if that is
his judgment on this matter, then he is not fit

(02:46):
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