Sad news - It looks like Michael Moseley has been found

...if he hadn't lost his way I gather it was much shorter route I pray he passed without much suffering he must have felt elated to see the marina within reach although utterly exhausted, goodness knows his feelings beforehand

So upsetting and such a terrible loss to us all 🙁

Callisto I think it's human nature to want to understand how this much loved person might have come to untimely end. Much too soon possibly. Sense says he over did it regardless of the reasons. It's No criticism. Maybe one comment coms over harsh tbf

Heatstroke can creep up on you very quickly - it happened to us and it has happened to other people I know. You have to be very disciplined and very afraid - don’t rely on early warnings because you won’t get any😐

Grandma70s

It’s an example of hubris - dangerous over-confidence.

Noel Coward wrote a song, “Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun”.

Oh how clever we could all be with the wisdom of hindsight! All we have are conflicting reports of the events of the day.
You have no evidence at all that his death was caused by, as you describe it dangerous over confidence
I am appalled by so many sneering, prurient comments which ignore all the good that this lovely man did in his too-short lifetime

Bluecat

It's possible that he collapsed due to exhaustion in the extreme heat and died of dehydration. Poor man. I don't understand why he didn't stop and buy a bottle of water at the village he passed. Maybe he was already confused by the sun.

It's also a bit odd that, as he said he was going back to the house as he felt unwell, that nobody went with him. But hindsight is always perfect, of course.

Re your last paragraph Bluecat - that's exactly what I thought. It seems after being seen in town he went on to walk elsewhere which seems strange if he wasn't feeling well.

'Devastating '

Very very sad a lovely man indeed We can't know ever, yes a phone may have helped I agree you need your blood to climate. Said today in 2019 he went into very cold water in Cornwall and had symptoms like TIA but told it was a rare condition where you loose memory temporarily ( he asked if he had 4 children) seems the hospital dr said it happens through icy water or extreme heat. This was the suggestion if heat affected memory & took wrong turn possibly. So debating to be yards from people 🥲

I think that in the statement from his wife she said that he took a wrong turn. So presumably he didn't intend to trek over such rugged terrain.
All so very, very sad.

It's possible that he collapsed due to exhaustion in the extreme heat and died of dehydration. Poor man. I don't understand why he didn't stop and buy a bottle of water at the village he passed. Maybe he was already confused by the sun.

It's also a bit odd that, as he said he was going back to the house as he felt unwell, that nobody went with him. But hindsight is always perfect, of course.

It’s an example of hubris - dangerous over-confidence.

Noel Coward wrote a song, “Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun”.

JadeOlivia

I think I read that he arrived the day before so not acclimatized, and that the local authoritirs had even issued a warning. Seemed a rocky place to be going out on your own at 67 and in tremendous heat ....terrible loss.

It’s certainly hard to understand why anyone would want to do that.A sad waste of a life.

Maddyone I too have a phone loathing husband. I try to make sure he always has his with him but using it is quite a different matter. I know it frequently gets left in the car and, even if it notifies him of a message, he doesn't bother to look, preferring to bring it home & get me to look. It drives me insane, the number of times I've pleaded with him to be more sensible about it! So frustrating. I hope the sad demise of Michael Moseley might make him realise a phone really might save his life.

I think I read that he arrived the day before so not acclimatized, and that the local authoritirs had even issued a warning. Seemed a rocky place to be going out on your own at 67 and in tremendous heat ....terrible loss.

Very true Frances

Kate1949

They have said it's natural causes so if he had a heart attack or stroke his phone would have been of little use.

Except, as keeps being pointed out, his whereabouts could have been tracked.

the only person that really knows what happened is no longer with us.Yes a very likeable man,sad for family.

And of course both heart attack and stroke could have been brought on by the heat and exertion ....or he could have suffered from either at home in the UK.

They have said it's natural causes so if he had a heart attack or stroke his phone would have been of little use.

Poppyred

You are either pre-diabetic/diabetic or not….

Yes, that’s right Poppy, you are diabetic or pre diabetic or not. You can control it, but you can’t reverse it.

It’s so sad and I was really hoping that he would be found alive. Just glad his body was found and the family can come to terms with his death.

Sparklefizz

*To posters who recently said they hardly bothered with their mobile phones ……… perhaps this could be a mind-changer*

It's common sense to carry a mobile phone at all times. It doesn't mean you have to be scrolling on it every 5 minutes.

I recently had a problem with an achy knee. I was staying with my son's family so decided to take the dog for a walk to loosen it up before driving 200 miles home. I left my phone charging thinking nothing of it. About 10 minutes from the house my leg got more painful and collapsed under me. I couldn't put my weight on it at all and had to almost hop back in excruciating pain. Someone offered to lend me a phone to call for help but of course I didn't know their numbers as I store them in my phone! I did make it eventually with a very skittish dog who thought I was trying to kick her as a scuttled along. Having a charged phone with you when out and about is a major safety precaution.

About a week later, after eventually returning home, I realised that my DiL's number is on the dog's tag!! I shall be much more careful about having my phone with me in future.

I am so very sad indeed the news has been confirmed. Thinking of his wife and children very much. They must be truly devastated.

You are either pre-diabetic/diabetic or not….

You can never really reverse diabetes. He simply meant he was controlling it by strict diet.