The search for missing TV presenter Michael Mosley is to renew for a fourth day.

The 67-year-old, recognized for his TV programmes and his Just One Thing podcast which airs on BBC Radio 4, vanished on Wednesday whereas on vacation on the Greek island Symi.

Dr Mosley was reported to have left Agios Nikolaos seashore by foot on Wednesday at 13:30 native time (11:30 BST), with CCTV showing to point out him within the close by village of Pedi roughly 20 minutes later.

A search and rescue operation, involving divers, helicopters and drones, will begin up once more on Saturday morning after being known as off as nightfall fell on Friday.

The CCTV pictures seem to seize the broadcaster in Pedi’s foremost road holding an umbrella.

The BBC has seen a second piece of CCTV footage from a close-by premises exhibiting a person carrying the identical garments and carrying the identical umbrella which was time stamped at 13:50.

Officials are actually understood to be excluding the chance the father-of-four got here to hurt whereas strolling between the seashore and village.

Separate CCTV, from a home on the fringe of Pedi’s marina on the far finish of the village, reveals Dr Mosley later getting into a mountain path, which runs inland slightly than hugging the coast, at about 14:00 native time, the PA information company mentioned.

A member of the rescue staff described the search as a “race against time” and mentioned he may very well be “anywhere”.

“The path just isn’t straightforward to comply with, if he took a unsuitable flip, he can be misplaced,” she instructed PA.

All patrol boats, non-public boats and industrial boats close to the island have been looking for Dr Mosley, Symi’s coastguard mentioned, whereas police and firefighters have been utilizing drones and a sniffer canine to attempt to find the missing presenter,

Divers have been “wanting into the water” with the assistance of the Hellenic Coast Guard, deputy mayor Ilias Chaskas instructed BBC News.

Greek police mentioned Dr Mosley left his spouse Clare on the seashore on Wednesday, earlier than setting off on a stroll to the centre of the island.

His cellphone was discovered the place he was staying together with his spouse, who reported him missing, a police spokesperson instructed BBC News.

An attraction saying he was missing was posted on an area Facebook group on Wednesday, alongside an image of Dr Mosley carrying a blue cap, polo shirt and shorts.

“Have you seen this man? He set off to stroll again from [Agios Nikolaos beach] at about 13:30 and didn’t make it dwelling,” it mentioned.

His three grownup sons and one daughter have flown to the island to hitch the search, Dr Mosley’s brother Arthur instructed the Telegraph on Friday.

He mentioned: “We are very shocked and perplexed by what has happened to him.”

Symi is part of Greece’s Dodecanese island group and sits about 12 miles (19km) north-west of Rhodes. In the 2021 census it had a population of approximately 2,600 people.

The majority of its beaches are remote and people are advised to take boats to visit them.

Father and daughter Antonis and Maria, who have lived on Symi all their lives, said his disappearance is shocking and confusing.

“This is crazy,” Antonis instructed BBC News.

“The place is very small. A little kid can’t get lost here. How does a man get lost?”

Before shifting into TV, Dr Mosley studied medication in London and certified as a health care provider however for the final couple of many years has been working as a presenter, documentary maker, journalist and creator.

He writes a column for the Daily Mail and his TV programmes additionally embody Channel 4 present Michael Mosley: Who Made Britain Fat?

Dr Mosley has been an advocate for intermittent fasting diets, together with the 5:2 weight loss plan and The Fast 800 weight loss plan.

He has 4 youngsters together with his spouse Clare Bailey Mosley, who can be a health care provider, creator and wholesome residing advocate.

The couple not too long ago appeared on the Hay Festival the place Dr Mosley introduced a particular version of BBC Radio 4’s Just One Thing.

Reacting to the “stunning information”, his fellow Trust Me, I’m A Doctor co-star Dr Saleyha Ahsan mentioned she was “praying he’s discovered protected” and he or she feels “sick with fear”.

On Thursday’s version of The One Show, presenter Alex Jones opened the programme by expressing concern that “our pal” had gone missing.

“Our ideas are very a lot together with his spouse Clare and the remainder of his household at this worrying time. We hope for extra constructive information,” she added.