The search for missing British TV doctor and columnist Michael Mosley has resumed in Symi, Greece.
The local Greek police department confirmed that officers are scouring the island following them pausing the search-and-rescue operation for the 67-year-old Infested! Living With Parasites star overnight.
Greek Police and firefighters have been using drones to try and locate Mosley, who was reported to have vanished after setting off on a walk to the centre of the island on Wednesday. A helicopter was deployed to assist in the search on Thursday.
More officers will join the search-and-rescue operation on Symi, which is part of the Dodecanese island chain and is about 25 miles north of Rhodes.
Local people from Symi, a helicopter from Rhodes and Greek officers, along with police drafted in from outside the island, are searching the Pedi area and surroundings on Friday morning, the mayor's office said.
A statement from Greek police, which has been translated, said officers were informed about the "disappearance of the 67-year-old British national on the island" on Wednesday.
Police then asked for assistance from the Greek fire service, with six firefighters, a vehicle and a drone team arriving from Rhodes at about 2pm (12pm BST) on Thursday.
The rescue operation is said to be focusing on the Pedi area of the island after a woman reported seeing Mosley, known for popularising the 5:2 diet and for his appearances on The One Show and This Morning, there on Wednesday.
The Mayor of Symi Eleftherios Papakalodoukas, said firefighters had told him they believed it was "impossible" Mosley was still there.
Speaking to the BBC, he said: "It is a very small, controlled area, full of people. So, if something happened to him there, we would have found him by now."
A local Facebook group said Mosley went for a walk from Saint Nikolas Beach at about 1.30pm Greek time on Wednesday.
A British Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are supporting the family of a British man who is missing in Greece and are in contact with the local authorities."
Mosley is known for being a columnist for the Daily Mail and has made a number of films about diet and exercise.
The broadcaster fronted the Channel 4 show Michael Mosley: Who Made Britain Fat? and was part of the BBC series Trust Me, I’m A Doctor.
He also lived with tapeworms in his gut for six weeks for the documentary Infested! Living With Parasites on BBC Four.
Mosley received an Emmy nod for BBC science documentary The Human Face, presented by John Cleese and featuring a raft of famous faces, including Elizabeth Hurley, Pierce Brosnan and Sir David Attenborough.
He also advocated intermittent fasting through the 5:2 diet and The Fast 800 diet.
Mosley has four children with his wife Clare Bailey Mosley, also a doctor, author and health columnist, who wrote the recipe book Fast 800 Easy.
The couple, who have hosted theatre show tours together, recently attended the Hay Festival in the UK, where Mosley presented a special edition of his Radio 4 series and podcast Just One Thing.
Source: Press Association
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