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Post by redstriper on Jun 8, 2024 11:05:33 GMT
Maybe he's doing a John Stonehouse ?
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Post by Gods on Jun 8, 2024 11:17:47 GMT
Yep, that's where he is then, the mountain and not the sea. I guess his best/only hope is that he fell and broke a leg or something like that, but its 2.5 days on, how long can you live without water? It depends on your physical status, age etc. 5 days. We used to say 2-3 days before. What if he just wants to be alone for a few days? mmm...2 to 3 days might be maximum if the temperature is 40C and he is 67 years old. If he just wants to be alone let's hope he took plenty of food and water! |
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Post by Gods on Jun 8, 2024 11:20:06 GMT
Maybe he's doing a John Stonehouse ? Joking apart, you know how he does these TV programs where he lives off hamburgers for 3 weeks I did wonder if this was going to turn in to a TV program about crash dieting or something. But I fear not. I suspect this is tragedy rather than farce. |
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Post by redstriper on Jun 8, 2024 12:06:22 GMT
Maybe he's doing a John Stonehouse ? Joking apart, you know how he does these TV programs where he lives off hamburgers for 3 weeks I did wonder if this was going to turn in to a TV program about crash dieting or something. But I fear not. I suspect this is tragedy rather than farce. I wasn't joking - it's a possibility in my eyes, who knows what might be happening in his private life ? Truth really is sometimes stranger than fiction, and a massive search in a small area hasn't revealed a body as yet... |
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Post by Gods on Jun 8, 2024 12:11:08 GMT
Joking apart, you know how he does these TV programs where he lives off hamburgers for 3 weeks I did wonder if this was going to turn in to a TV program about crash dieting or something. But I fear not. I suspect this is tragedy rather than farce. I wasn't joking - it's a possibility in my eyes, who knows what might be happening in his private life ? Truth really is sometimes stranger than fiction, and a massive search in a small area hasn't revealed a body as yet... Yep. |
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Jun 9, 2024 8:15:12 GMT
A body has been found.
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Post by musik on Jun 9, 2024 8:37:40 GMT
It was him dead close to a beach. Had drunk too little. |
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Post by Gods on Jun 9, 2024 8:58:09 GMT
BBC saying found in a cave on that rugged hillside above the town, police say he had been dead for a number of days.
RIP genial man who brought medical science as it relates to health to the masses.
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Post by chuffedstokie on Jun 9, 2024 9:06:45 GMT
BBC saying found in a cave on that rugged hillside above the town, police say he had been dead for a number of days. RIP genial man who brought medical science as it relates to health to the masses. How tragic. RIP. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2024 9:09:22 GMT
BBC saying found in a cave on that rugged hillside above the town, police say he had been dead for a number of days. RIP genial man who brought medical science as it relates to health to the masses. Really sad. Assuming it was natural causes, it absolutely highlights that exposure is such a killer. If someone wants to go on a long walk, they should map it out and TELL SOMEONE WHERE THEY WILL BE. Too many people die this way, it’s tragic. |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jun 9, 2024 11:00:43 GMT
I can’t say I’ve ever heard of him.
Sad news though.
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Post by musik on Jun 9, 2024 11:04:22 GMT
BBC saying found in a cave on that rugged hillside above the town, police say he had been dead for a number of days. RIP genial man who brought medical science as it relates to health to the masses. I wrote cave first too, but altered my post when they said it was incorrect. He was found next to the beach. Dried out and had not drunk enough water. Could have been a heart attack or something too. Time will tell. |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jun 9, 2024 11:04:23 GMT
Could be accidental or suicide, we will probably never know
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Post by deeside2 on Jun 9, 2024 11:09:20 GMT
I'd never heard of him before the last few days. Tragic for him and his family.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2024 11:54:20 GMT
I can’t say I’ve ever heard of him. Sad news though. Did a lot of research into reversing type 2 diabetes or pre diabetes with restrictive 600/700 calorie diets and a combination of carbohydrate restriction (keto). Nice fella and a huge loss to front line, understandable science. RIP. |
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Post by musik on Jun 9, 2024 13:05:55 GMT
I can’t say I’ve ever heard of him. Sad news though. Did a lot of research into reversing type 2 diabetes or pre diabetes with restrictive 600/700 calorie diets and a combination of carbohydrate restriction (keto). Nice fella and a huge loss to front line, understandable science. RIP. Yes. Very well known in Sweden. On TV a lot. |
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Post by foghornsgleghorn on Jun 9, 2024 13:57:03 GMT
BBC saying found in a cave on that rugged hillside above the town, police say he had been dead for a number of days. RIP genial man who brought medical science as it relates to health to the masses. Really sad. Assuming it was natural causes, it absolutely highlights that exposure is such a killer. If someone wants to go on a long walk, they should map it out and TELL SOMEONE WHERE THEY WILL BE. Too many people die this way, it’s tragic. and take your mobile phone. |
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Post by xchpotter on Jun 9, 2024 16:00:28 GMT
I guess an inquest will deliver more conclusive findings, but for a Dr in his specialist background to be unaware of potential dehydration and to leave a mobile phone behind ,would be unusual. RIP and thoughts with his family.
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Post by serpico on Jun 9, 2024 16:14:04 GMT
Having watched his shows he’s probably the type of bloke who sees a mountain/hill and spontaneously thinks “I’ll have a wonder up that” given he was very health conscious he probably thought that a bit of uphill rambling would do him good, he likely fell or just passed out from the heat 🫤
I don’t think a man about to commit suicide would bother taking an umbrella to shade himself from the sun! But 🤷♂️
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Post by musik on Jun 9, 2024 17:55:21 GMT
I guess an inquest will deliver more conclusive findings, but for a Dr in his specialist background to be unaware of potential dehydration and to leave a mobile phone behind ,would be unusual. RIP and thoughts with his family. About the phone: didn't he gave it to her wife on the beach before he went for the stroll. Maybe it wasn't charged? |
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Post by marylandstoke on Jun 9, 2024 18:38:25 GMT
I guess an inquest will deliver more conclusive findings, but for a Dr in his specialist background to be unaware of potential dehydration and to leave a mobile phone behind ,would be unusual. RIP and thoughts with his family. About the phone: didn't he gave it to her wife on the beach before he went for the stroll. Maybe it wasn't charged? Most of what I have read says it was left behind at his digs. |
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Post by Gods on Jun 9, 2024 19:08:33 GMT
When you really think about it was it absolutely crackers what the good doctor attempted?
So he is feeling poorly on the beach and decides to go home. But rather than just go home he, an intelligent man in his late 60's, decides to scramble up a sun baked rocky hillside on his own in the suffocating heat without his phone, without water and without much idea of the route!
I just have to pinch myself.
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Post by Veritas on Jun 9, 2024 19:22:51 GMT
When you really think about it was it absolutely crackers what the good doctor attempted? So he is feeling poorly on the beach and decides to go home. But rather than just go home instead he, an intelligent man in his late 60's, decides to scramble up a sun baked rocky hillside on his own in the suffocating heat without his phone, without water and without much idea of the route! I just have to pinch myself. I suppose when you are feeling unwell it can quickly scramble your mind particularly in that heat. Tragic all round. |
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Post by smallthorner on Jun 9, 2024 20:47:12 GMT
I guess an inquest will deliver more conclusive findings, but for a Dr in his specialist background to be unaware of potential dehydration and to leave a mobile phone behind ,would be unusual. RIP and thoughts with his family. It's a strange one isn't it. Can't get my head around leaving his mobile. Unless of course he just forgot it. |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jun 9, 2024 20:48:38 GMT
A very sad end to a life in which he helped so many with their diet and lifestyle. Rest in peace Michael
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Post by serpico on Jun 9, 2024 20:56:52 GMT
I guess an inquest will deliver more conclusive findings, but for a Dr in his specialist background to be unaware of potential dehydration and to leave a mobile phone behind ,would be unusual. RIP and thoughts with his family. It's a strange one isn't it. Can't get my head around leaving his mobile. Unless of course he just forgot it. You’d have to establish whether or not this was out of character, he might have left it behind on purpose to get away from work related messages/ calls etc … it’s such a small place the likely hood of anything bad happening probably never crossed his mind! |
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Post by Northy on Jun 10, 2024 9:55:48 GMT
Sad news, RIP, watched many of his programmes which were always a great watch and should be shown to a lot of people as a guide to living a healthier life.
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Post by Eggybread on Jun 10, 2024 10:30:56 GMT
Sad and a little strange.
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Post by Gods on Jun 11, 2024 19:27:51 GMT
Dead at 4pm, 2.5 hours after he left the beach.
Before he was even reported missing.
That's some stunt.
RIP Doctor :-(
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Post by marylandstoke on Jun 17, 2024 11:15:02 GMT
Seems more common than you might think:
This was the latest in a string of recent cases in which tourists on the Greek islands have died or gone missing. Some, if not all, had set out on hikes in very hot temperatures.
The body of a 74-year-old Dutch tourist was found by a fire department drone on Saturday lying face down in a ravine about 300 meters (330 yards) from the spot where he was last observed last Sunday, walking with some difficulty in the blistering heat.
Dr Michael Mosley, a noted British television presenter and author, was found dead last Sunday on the island of Symi. A coroner concluded that he had died the previous Wednesday, shortly after going for a hike over difficult, rocky terrain.
On Friday, two French tourists were reported missing on Sikinos, a relatively secluded Cyclades island in the Aegean Sea, with fewer than than 400 permanent residents.
The two women, ages 64 and 73, had left their respective hotels to meet.
On the island of Amorgos, also in the Cyclades, authorities are still searching for a 59-year-old tourist reported missing since Tuesday, when he had gone on a solo hike in very hot conditions. US media identified that missing tourist as retired Los Angeles county deputy sheriff Albert Calibet of Hermosa Beach, California.
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