Dr Michael Mosley search failure branded 'absurd' after body found just yards from restaurant
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe failure to find Dr Michael Mosley sooner after he went missing on the Greek island of Symi has been branded 'absurd' by one police source.
The body of the 67-year-old TV personality was discovered on Sunday morning in a rocky area near Agia Marina beach, just 100 yards from the safety of a restaurant and a mere 150 yards from an area previously searched by his four adult children, the Mirror reports.
Chilling CCTV footage appeared to show him falling over close to where his body was found. Dr Mosley appeared to be making his way down a rocky slope close to a fence before he fell out of view.
His widow Dr Clare Bailey Mosley said her husband 'very nearly made it to safety'. READ NEXT: Dr Michael Mosley seen 'falling over on rocky hillside' in new CCTV before tragic death in Greece One anonymous police source, described as well placed, told The Sun that is was 'absurd' that his body was not found during a huge emergency search.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk