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 while on holiday.
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 (14:00 BST) on Wednesday, the day he went missing.
The 67-year-old father-of-four was reported missing after he set off for a walk from Agios Nikolaos beach – near where he was staying on the northeast side of the island – at about 13:30 local time (11:30 BST) on Wednesday.
Dr Mosley’s wife, Dr Clare Bailey Mosley, raised the alarm when her husband did not return.
Greek authorities conducted an extensive search for Dr Mosley amid high temperatures, deploying police officers, firefighters, divers and a helicopter.
The manager of a bar on Agia Marina beach – northwards along the coast from Dr Mosley’s starting point – found his body after the island’s mayor “saw something” by the fence of the bar and alerted staff, PA news agency reported.
Police 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.
Separate toxicology and histology reports have now been ordered.
The BBC has seen CCTV footage, taken near the Agia Marina beach bar, that appears to show Dr Mosley disappear from view as he slowly makes his way down a hillside close to where his body was later found. He then collapses out of view behind a wall.
Dr Bailey Mosley said on Sunday that her family was “taking comfort in the fact” that her husband “so very nearly made it” to safety.
“He did an incredible climb, took the wrong route and collapsed where he couldnโt be easily seen by the extensive search team,” she said in a statement.
