Missing British astrophysicist Natalie Christopher is found dead in a ravine on Greek island half a mile from her hotel

The body of a missing British astrophysicist has been discovered at the bottom of a ravine, Greek media has reported.

Dr Natalie Christopher, 34, vanished on Monday morning after her boyfriend said she went for a morning jog on the Aegean island of of Ikaria.

According to the national broadcaster Ant1 News, her corpse was discovered by a volunteer firefighter half a mile from the hotel where she had been staying with her 38-year-old Cypriot boyfriend. 

The cause of death of Nicosia-based academic had not yet been determined, the ERT channel said. 

Her boyfriend told local media she had gone out for a morning jog when he woke on Monday. He called her once and she picked up, but a few hours later he got no response and police were summoned.

Her sister Jena Christopher wrote on Facebook yesterday: ‘If you have her phone number please DO NOT call her. As this will drain the battery and the police are trying to use her phone to find her location.’ 

Dr Natalie Christopher, 34, who was born in London, went missing on the Greek island of Ikaria while out jogging on Monday morning

Dr Christopher was a keen runner and her boyfriend says she went out for a jog on the Aegean island of Ikaria on Monday morning – her body was found half-a-mile from her hotel in Kerame where the search was focused

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