Michael Mosley’s closing stroll was a ‘recipe for catastrophe’ as professional lifts lid on Symi warmth | UK | News | EUROtoday

An post-mortem report launched Monday revealed that Dr. Michael Mosley died of pure causes. However, a physiotherapist advised the Daily Express US the case “fits the bill” for warmth exhaustion.

The beloved TV physician was discovered useless on Sunday after a four-day search amid excessive temperatures, involving police, firefighters, divers and a helicopter. His spouse alerted native police on the Greek isle of Symi that he was lacking after he didn’t return from a stroll at Agios Nikolaos seashore on Wednesday.

The post-mortem revealed that the 67-year-old father of 4 died round 16:00 on Wednesday of pure causes as no preliminary accidents have been found. Separate toxicology and histology reviews have additionally been ordered.

Additionally, Mosley discovered himself in tough environmental terrain, the place the panorama was rocky and hilly.

All of those elements contribute to elevating the physique temperature with no means to chill off.

To make issues worse, Mosley didn’t have quick entry to shade or water.

As a outcome, Mosley had no technique to decrease his physique temperature. Those circumstances, Byrne explains, can result in probably deadly warmth stroke.

“[It was] not a good situation what was happening,” Byrne said of the circumstances of Mosley’s death.

“You wouldn’t recommend someone walking in 35 degree [C] heat, with no water at an advanced age, with no access to shade, walking uphill over rugged terrain and not knowing the end point,” Byrne said. “[It] is really a recipe for disaster.”

“We don’t know what went on exactly but looking at the details [reported in the press] I would say it fits the bill for exertional heat illness. … Walking for three hours in that sort of environmental condition is not advisable.”

Byrne concluded: “It appears to be like like he made some errors, took some fallacious turns, ended up on rugged terrain, strolling uphill, couldn’t search shade, no entry to fluid, and it’s simply actual tragic circumstances.”