A body has been found in the search for TV doctor Michael Mosley, according to the BBC.

The 67-year-old went missing on the Greek island of Symi on Wednesday while on holiday.

The body was discovered in a rocky area beside Agia Marina on Symi on Sunday after an extensive search operation led by emergency workers.

He is known for the 5:2 diet and has appeared on several TV programmes including This Morning and The One Show.

His wife, Dr Clare Bailey Mosley, said the days since he has been missing have been the “longest and most unbearable days” for her and her children.

Emergency crews called off the search on Saturday evening as night fell due to the mountainous area they have been searching being too dangerous to explore at night, but it was due to resume on Sunday morning.

Greek authorities shifted their focus to the area after CCTV footage from a house at the edge of a small marina in the village of Pedi showed the presenter walking towards a mountainous path at about 2pm local time on Wednesday.