Brit scientist Natalie Christopher’s ‘hysterical’ boyfriend had to be physically restrained after being told she’d died as coroner says death was ‘instant’
THE distraught boyfriend of a missing Brit jogger was said to have been restrained when told her body was found at the bottom of a 65ft ravine.
Dr Natalie Christopher's partner reportedly let out an anguished cry after learning the 34-year-old had fallen before being crushed by a dislodged boulder.
He said: “He was screaming and crying and tried to run up the track to be with her.
“He was distraught and pacing up and down and trying to get past the police. He wanted to see the body.
“I don't think he could believe that she was dead.
Policemen, firefighters, coast guard officers, volunteers and a naval helicopter equipped with thermal imaging took part in the search operation.
The owner of the hotel the couple were staying at said police had sealed off the room and that Natalie's partner was staying with him at his house.
The unnamed hotelier told Greek media: “He is a very good lad, he’s from Cyprus. He’s lost it, he has panicked, he cannot believe it."
He described the pair as a "nice little couple" and said there was no signs of problems in the relationship.
It has emerged she made a final Facebook post just hours before she went missing, where she wrote about how "beautiful" the area was.
Writing on Sunday morning, Natalie said: "Beautiful spot for swimming and deep water solo - had so much fun here today.
"Realised later there was bolted routes here too, would love to come back again to climb. Any takers?"
According to her online profile, Natalie Christopher was a researcher for the European University Cyprus in Nicosia and worked to "develop our understanding on the evolution of galaxies by fitting models to data collected from telescopes and satellites."
She was an extreme sports enthusiast and was the face of 'Cyprus Girls Can' - a campaign to encourage local women to exercise.
Her death follows the alleged rape and murder of American scientist Suzanne Eaton in Crete.
A local man has apparently confessed to the crime in which sexual assault appeared to have been the motive.
Dr Eaton was found dead in mid July at the bottom of a cave which was used by the Nazis to store weapons during World War II near Cania.
The 59-year-old mother-of-two was originally from California and lived in Germany with her husband, a British scientist.
She vanished on July 2 at some point in the afternoon and was due to attend a conference but failed to show up.
Her family believe she went out for a run, as the only things missing from her hotel room were her running shoes.
Coroner Antonis Papadomanolakis told Greece's ANT1 News that 'something complicated happened' during Eaton's death.
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