Found Deceased Greece - Dr. Natalie Christopher, 34, British, missing after jog, Ikaria, 5 August 2019

[CityDancer]

She moved to Nicosia on Cyprus from London around 11 years ago.

London scientist 'crushed by large rocks after falling into ravine'

Crete isn't close to Cyprus either, but the damage to Crete was widely reported in Greek media, even in English-language Greek media.

Rain causes damage in Crete, power cuts in Attica | Kathimerini

All I'm saying is you'd think she would have been well aware of how rainy it was in Greece this past winter.

ETA: and here's a sample from non-Greek media/MSM:

Regional governor Stavros Arnaoutakis said damage could reach dozens of millions of euros.

“It’s been raining for six days non-stop, I mean (a) storm, not just rain, an incredible amount of water,” said Nikos Lagoudakis, a senior fire brigade official.

Rains, gales pound Greek island of Crete, one man dead - Reuters

Yes, though with Crete and Ikaria both being Greek islands you'd expect to hear about their weather in Greek media. Cyprus is a different country.

 

[LemonMint]

Furthermore, I trust the ability of the Greek police force ( I have met some amazing ex-police officers back there). Suzanne Eaton’s case is another good example of good police work back in Greece (Crete).

It seems to me like a tragic accident.
However, if it’s not the case, the truth will come out along with the further examinations in Athens.

 

[Patrick Jane]

Yes, though with Crete and Ikaria both being Greek islands you'd expect to hear about their weather in Greek media. Cyprus is a different country.

Of course.

I just think that since she lived in Cyprus she would have known Cyprus had got an abnormally large amount rain, and perhaps (but perhaps not) would have been aware that neighboring Greece also got a lot of rain.

I took issue with the characterization in the Daily Mail article which made it sound like since she wasn't a local of Ikaria, therefore (the implication being) she was clueless about the very rainy winter. But it wasn't like she was a tourist visiting from the opposite end of the earth.

 

[CityDancer]

Of course.

I just think that since she lived in Cyprus she would have known Cyprus had got an abnormally large amount rain, and perhaps (but perhaps not) would have been aware that neighboring Greece also got a lot of rain.

I took issue with the characterization in the Daily Mail article which made it sound like since she wasn't a local of Ikaria, therefore (the implication being) she was clueless about the very rainy winter. But it wasn't like she was a tourist visiting from the opposite end of the earth.

This past winter we had very rainy (stormy) weather in Athens too but if I went to an island right now, or even in Athens where I am, it's so hot that I wouldn't remember any of it. To conclude, I think when visiting an unfamiliar place and if you're planning to do anything athletic or to explore nature, it's a good idea to speak with someone local first.

 

[LemonMint]

Crete had major floods in the beginning of this year (some local people unfortunately got drowned in the flash floods, too ).

However, I don’t think the weather played any major role in Natalie’s incident.

It might have been just another adventurous run for her during her holidays?

IF the rumors about the possible argument during the previous evening are true she may have taken just some further/rather extreme (physical) risks in order to vent out...?

JMO.

 

[CityDancer]

Surprisingly, given the fact that he's not mentioned nor pictured on her Facebook profile, Dr.Christopher and her boyfriend had been together for 10 years. They'd been out partying til late the night before the accident. The Coroner who performed the autopsy says that she fell together with the rock, the rock fell with her and crushed her and she died instantly. There's no signs of foul play. Toxicological and histological results are due after the necropsy.

Ικαρία: Η αστροφυσικός έπεσε μαζί με τον βράχο στο κενό

 

[Alyce]

The boyfriend of British astrophysicist Natalie Christopher has spoken for the first time of his heartbreak at her tragic death on a Greek island.

Kyriakos Ashikalis said he was 'devastated' at the loss of his partner after she plunged down a 65ft ravine while out running on Monday.

The 38-year-old said: 'It is hard to put into words how I am feeling now. Of course I am devastated and it is so hard to talk about what has happened.

'There will be a time when I can talk, but it is not now.'




Natalie Christopher's boyfriend describes his devastation after she fell to her death in Greece | Daily Mail Online

 

[Legally Bland]

Volunteers who joined the search for Natalie Christopher, the British astrophysicist whose body was found in a ravine on the Greek island of Ikaria, have described how relief quickly turned to disappointment when they realised she was dead.

“We had so wanted to find her alive,” said Michalis Christodoulou who leads the island’s rescue unit. “And she was clearly dead… there was nothing we could do.”

Christodoulou also said search parties had unwittingly passed close to the site where Cristopher’s body was eventually discovered barely a mile away from the studio apartment where she had been staying.

“We had passed the spot at least twice but the gorge was very deep and very difficult to access. We never expected she could possibly be down there,” he said.

[...]

Greece’s leading state pathologist, Nikos Karakoukis, said on Thursday he believed the Anglo-Cypriot academic had been killed in an accident.

After conducting a three-hour examination at the scene he said there was enough evidence to conclude that “death came from a fall from a height,” singling out the head injury she had suffered.

The coroner, however, said that the cause of death would only be determined once an autopsy and toxicological tests had been conducted. Until that time, police will not rule out the possibility that Christopher was pushed into the ravine and will continue to consider the case a criminal investigation.

[...]

Remembering their fellow member this week, the Cyprus Trail Runners wrote: “We hope Natalie is now running among the stars and planets she loved so much - whooping through the milky way and leaping over moonbeams.”

Greek volunteers tell of finding UK scientist's body on island of Ikaria

 

[Tssiemer]

Am I a freak because I want to know how big the “boulder” was?
It is said the fall killed her though with head fractures so I guess the rock is a moot point.

 

[CityDancer]

A Greek tabloid has published a photo of Dr. Christopher's body the way it was found. Her face has been pixelated but, other than that, we see her exactly the way she was found with the medium-sized boulder partly resting on her lower belly. I won't post the link out of respect for her, but judging by the photo it seems it wasn't the boulder that killed her but rather the fall itself. JMO

 

[Tssiemer]

we see her exactly the way she was found with the medium-sized boulder partly resting on her lower belly. I won't post the link out of respect for her, but judging by the photo it seems it wasn't the boulder that killed her but rather the fall itself.

That's enough for me.