Deputy Mayor of Symi Nikitas Gryllis said: "The route is passable, it is a passable path. Many old people and foreigners do it. It is only dangerous if you go near the rocks.
"There is testimony that he was seen at two in the afternoon at the bus stop. There is no information if he got on the bus and if he got off at a certain stop.
"The person who saw him has also told this to the Police and the Fire Department."
Search and rescue teams aided by a sniffer dog are
today retracing Dr Mosley's last known steps on the island of Symi