Sad to see this - looks like the end of the mystery - we have to wait for details.

[Dave2002]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0kk9gvw8l0o

[Dave2002]

The outcome of this, as we now know, is/was desperately sad.

What exactly dying of heatstroke is, compared with a heart attack, and other "natural causes" I'm not sure.

Michael Mosley RIP

[anorak]

A sad story and one that doesn't seem to make much rational sense. Why would a man known for his intelligence and powers of reason, who apparently was not feeling well, set out on a long walk without water and without a mobile phone during the hottest part of the day in blistering heat with only a thin umbrella for shade? Why would he pass several places where he could have stopped to rest and drink water and reconsider his actions? There is probably more to this story and more to Michael Mosley than we currently know about. I suspect we will know more in the days to come after his funeral when his family feel the time is right to talk. RIP.

[oddoneout]

A sad story and one that doesn't seem to make much rational sense. Why would a man known for his intelligence and powers of reason, who apparently was not feeling well, set out on a long walk without water and without a mobile phone during the hottest part of the day in blistering heat with only a thin umbrella for shade? Why would he pass several places where he could have stopped to rest and drink water and reconsider his actions? There is probably more to this story and more to Michael Mosley than we currently know about. I suspect we will know more in the days to come after his funeral when his family feel the time is right to talk. RIP.

Heatstroke affects mental function so rational decisions and actions may have been compromised at an early stage of his walk.

[kernelbogey]

A sad story and one that doesn't seem to make much rational sense. Why would a man known for his intelligence and powers of reason, who apparently was not feeling well, set out on a long walk without water and without a mobile phone during the hottest part of the day in blistering heat with only a thin umbrella for shade? Why would he pass several places where he could have stopped to rest and drink water and reconsider his actions? There is probably more to this story and more to Michael Mosley than we currently know about. I suspect we will know more in the days to come after his funeral when his family feel the time is right to talk. RIP.

I share a lot of anorak's thoughts - though the post contains information that I have not read. I have had the experience of being astonished by the rapidity of the build-up of heat in the morning on a Greek island - more than twenty-five years ago, before climate-change effects had become so prominent. It's hard to avoid some voyeuristic imaginings here, and I think it will be many months, if ever, before we learn much more about these unaccountable actions.

[Serial_Apologist]

I share a lot of anorak's thoughts - though the post contains information that I have not read. I have had the experience of being astonished by the rapidity of the build-up of heat in the morning on a Greek island - more than twenty-five years ago, before climate-change effects had become so prominent. It's hard to avoid some voyeuristic imaginings here, and I think it will be many months, if ever, before we learn much more about these unaccountable actions.

Even in this country. I can recall a public announcement being made over the PA at the Bracknell Jazz Festival to the effect that shade temperatures had reached 33 C, advising people either to stay out of the sun as much as possible, apply sunscreen and/or wear a hat. People around me were expressing surprise - surely it was not this warm? But it turned out so. I think when one has been subjected to gradually rising temperatures the brain can sometimes not register change that can be so dangerous to the organism in other ways.

[Dave2002]

I have lived in places with extremes of heat and also in other places which were very cold. Things do really start to get tough over 40 degrees C. Going on holiday to Greece or Turkey for a short period is not long enough to get acclimatised, and even if one did, it wouldn't be a good idea to go out in the middle of the day. I did once walk to work at around -20C though - and only felt slightly cold - but I did have warm jackets. Heat and sun can be really bad news - and if nothing else one can get sunburn - which is very painful. I once got suburn round my ankles, as it was the one area where I didn't put sun cream nor take enough precautions to cover the skin up. Days of agony resulted!