British TV’s Dr Michael Mosley likely died of natural causes, police say

A post-mortem ruled out foul play in the death of Mosley, who went missing on the Greek island Symi last week.

An initial examination has determined that British television presenter Michael Mosley, whose body was found on the Greek island Symi, likely died of natural causes.

The 67-year-old’s body was found on Sunday, five days after he had gone missing while on a walk.

Mosley’s body was transferred to a state-run hospital on the nearby island of Rhodes, where an initial post-mortem examination on Monday concluded that he succumbed to natural causes.

Coroner Despina Nathena told Greece’s public channel, ERT, that Mosley’s passing did not appear to have been the result of a criminal act. Nathena could not “determine the exact cause of death” because of the delay in finding his body.

Greek police spokeswoman Konstantia Dimoglidou told the British broadcaster BBC that the initial post-mortem found no injuries on Mosley’s body that could have led to fatality.