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The 67-year-old doctor and healthy living advocate, who has
endorsed fasting and offered tips on sleep and diet, was last
seen at 1:30 p.m. (1030 GMT) on Wednesday.
He disappeared after he set out on a stroll in searing
temperatures along a rocky coastal path from Agios Nikolaos
beach to the village of Pedi. Mosley did not have his mobile
phone with him, hampering tracing efforts.
Police, the fire brigade and volunteers have been searching on
and off the island in the eastern Aegean assisted by a
helicopter, drones and rescue dogs.
On Saturday, police searches shifted focus to an area opposite
Agios Nikolaos, between Pedi and the beach of Agia Marina.
"The search continues," spokeswoman Constantina Dimoglidou told
Reuters. "We are investigating on foot another rocky part, the
wider area of Agia Marina."
Images shared with Reuters from a security camera in Pedi showed
what is believed to be Mosley, strolling by at 1:49 p.m. on
Wednesday, holding an umbrella, suggesting he may have made it
safely off the coastal path.
Symi Mayor Lefteris Papakalodoukas said that the images and
video footage from security cameras had helped sketch out what
authorities believed was Mosley's possible route, which he
described as "unconventional".
They indicated that he may have continued further through Pedi
into another challenging area around Agia Marina, the mayor
said.
"He chose paths which are very difficult to walk in such
temperatures and under any circumstances," Papakalodoulkas said.
"Cameras show that he did not take the expected way back home."
Symi is about 10 miles (16 km) long and has 2,500 residents. Its
remote beaches were filled with sunbathers on Friday.
(Reporting by Renee Maltezou; Editing by Tomasz Janowski)
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