The death of British scientist Natalie Christopher on the Greek island of Ikaria is due, according to preliminary reports, to "a fall from height", said Thursday afternoon to the media a forensic scientist in charge of the investigation. "After the inspection of the site and a first macroscopic autopsy of the body, everything seems to indicate that it is a fall from height," said Nikos Karakoukis, the medical examiner present on the scene of the tragedy since Thursday morning .
His remains transferred to Athens on Thursday
Natalie Christopher's body, 35, is due to be transferred to Athens in the day for a detailed autopsy, he added. Since Thursday morning, a team of the Directorate of Criminal Police conducted an autopsy in the ravine where the accident had occurred, according to a police source.
Natalie Christopher, an Oxford-trained astrophysicist living in Nicosia, had been missing since Monday morning when she went for a jog, according to her companion's statements to the police. Local authorities, volunteers and a police team from Athens searched for two days before a firefighter discovered his body Wednesday afternoon at the bottom of a ravine, crushed by a rock, 1.5 km from the hotel where the couple stayed.
Member of several sports associations
Traces of blood were found in the hotel room of the couple, located near the port of Aghios Kirykos, according to a police source. Arriving on the island on Saturday for a holiday, the couple had to leave the island on Monday, media reports said.
The death of the young woman aroused a strong emotion notably in Cyprus, Natalie Christopher being member of several sports associations and engaged in many social projects. She was involved in "Cyprus Girls Can", an initiative to bring together young Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot girls through sport, and "Astronomy for all", aimed at introducing astronomy to children from both communities. divided island.