A British scientist may have been crushed to death by a boulder after falling down a 65-foot ravine, it has been claimed.

It’s believed the Dr Natalie Christopher was running along a rocky path on the Greek island of Ikaria. when she tripped and fell.

The 34-year-old went missing on Monday while on holiday with her Cypriot partner, 38.

He alerted the police after the Oxford-educated astrophysicist did not return home or answer her mobile phone.

He said she told him: ‘I can’t go fast, I’ll be back slowly, don’t worry.’

Police tracked her body after her phone mysteriously turned on more than 24 hours after she went missing.

It’s thought this could have been Dr Christopher trying to call for help before dying.

Police deployed helicopters to find Dr Christopher, and made the grisly discovery of a body in a ravine today.

Earlier this week, the Greek authorities said they found blood on her hotel bed sheets, which were apparently used by the couple.

Hotel owner Theodoris Theodorakis said the blood drops were ‘typical of a nosebleed’, according to local media.

He said he put Dr Christopher’s boyfriend up after police closed off the couple’s hotel room.

He told Greek media yesterday: ‘He is a very good lad, he’s from Cyprus. He’s lost it, he has panicked, he cannot believe it.’

He added that there had been no signs of strife between the ‘nice little couple’.

Police spokesman Theodoros Chronopoulos added they had not ruled anything out as they continued to investigate the scientist’s disappearance.

He said: ‘We are in the process of gathering evidence and taking witness statements from everyone we can possibly take them from.’

Local reports said a radio signal from Dr Christopher’s phone may have been picked up on the island of Fournous, which is located opposite Ikaria where she was staying.

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