An initial post-mortem examination on the body of Dr Michael Mosley has concluded he died of natural causes, the BBC has been told.
The TV presenter’s remains were found in a rocky area on the Greek island of Symi on Sunday – four days after he went missing.
Greek police spokeswoman Konstantia Dimoglidou told the BBC that the initial post-mortem found no injuries on his body that could have caused his death.
Dr Mosley’s time of death was around 16:00 (14:00BST) on Wednesday, the day he went missing.
Ms Dimoglidou said the initial conclusion that Dr Mosley died of natural causes was based on the position his body was found in, as well as a lack of injuries.
A toxicology report and a histology report have now been ordered.
The BBC has been told that CCTV footage appears to show Dr Mosley disappear from view as he makes his way down a hillside close to where his body was later found.
Footage taken close to the Agia Marina beach bar, which the BBC has been told about but not seen, is said to show what appear to be Dr Mosley’s final moments, as he makes his way down a slope before disappearing behind a wall.
The 67-year-old father-of-four was reported missing after he left Agios Nikolaos beach to set off on a walk at about 13:30 local time (11:30 BST) on Wednesday.
Greek authorities conducted an extensive search for Dr Mosley amid high temperatures.
A bar manager found his body after the island’s mayor “saw something” by the fence of the bar and alerted staff, PA news agency reported.
A police source told BBC News he had been dead “for a number of days”.
Dr Mosley’s wife, Dr Clare Bailey Mosley, on Sunday said her family was “taking comfort in the fact that he so very nearly made it”.
“He did an incredible climb, took the wrong route and collapsed where he couldn’t be easily seen by the extensive search team,” Dr Bailey Mosley said in a statement.
She also paid tribute to her “wonderful, funny, kind and brilliant” husband after the “devastating” news his body had been found.
“We had an incredibly lucky life together,” Dr Bailey Mosley said.
“We loved each other very much and were so happy together.
“The former deputy leader of the Labour Party, Lord Tom Watson, was among those to pay fresh tributes to Dr Mosley on Monday.
“He certainly changed my life. He gave me the idea that I wasn’t broken,” Mr Watson, who said in 2018 that he had “reversed” his type 2 diabetes through diet and exercise, told the BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. (BBC)
