一名英国科学家在希腊跑步时失踪

一名英国科学家在希腊跑步时失踪

The body of British scientist Natalie Christopher has been found in Greece after she vanished while out on a run on Monday, police said on Wednesday.

一名英国科学家在希腊跑步时失踪，她的尸体被发现警方周三表示，英国科学家娜塔莉·克里斯托弗(Natalie Christopher)周一在外出跑步时失踪，她的尸体在希腊被发现。

Her remains were found in a ravine approximately 20 meters (66 feet) deep, in a rough mountainous area of Kerame St. Kirikos in Ikaria, Greek national police tweeted.

希腊国家警察在推特上写道，她的遗体是在伊卡利亚岛Kerame St. Kirikos山区的一个深达20米(66英尺)的峡谷中发现的。

A major air, land and sea search had been underway on the picturesque island for the British tourist.

在这个风景如画的岛屿上，正在进行大规模的空中、陆上和海上搜索这位英国游客。

Christopher, a 35-year-old astrophysicist, was visiting the island with her partner from their home in Cyprus but wasn't in their accommodation when her partner woke up on Monday morning, a close friend of Christopher told CNN.

克里斯托弗的一位密友告诉CNN, 35岁的天体物理学家克里斯托弗和她的伴侣从塞浦路斯的家中前往该岛，但周一早上她的伴侣醒来时不在他们的住处。

Christopher's partner spoke to her by telephone and she told him she had gone out for a run, but when she hadn't returned after several hours and had stopped answering her phone, her partner reported her missing.

克里斯托弗的伴侣和她通了电话，她告诉他她出去跑步了，但几个小时后她没有回来，也不再接电话，她的伴侣报告说她失踪了。

The pair were on the last day of their three-day trip to the island, police told CNN. Police, fire vehicles and a helicopter have all been mobilized to search for Christopher, they added in a statement.

警方告诉CNN，这对情侣是他们三天岛屿之行的最后一天。他们在一份声明中补充说，警方、消防车和一架直升机都已出动搜救克里斯托弗。

The search focused on Ikaria's southeastern coast after a signal from the missing woman's cell phone was reportedly picked up in the vicinity.

据报道，这名失踪女子的手机信号在附近被截获后，搜索工作集中在伊卡利亚岛东南海岸。

Police officials told CNN on Wednesday that "the woman's phone is now switched off."

警方周三告诉CNN，“这名女子的手机已经关机。”

Vassilis Theodorakis, the owner of the Blue SeaSide Studios hotel where the couple were staying, said authorities have extensively searched two possible running routes in the area.

这对夫妇下榻的蓝色海滨工作室酒店(Blue SeaSide Studios hotel)的老板瓦西里斯·迪奥多拉基斯(Vassilis Theodorakis)说，当局已经在该地区广泛搜查了两条可能的跑步路线。

"One leading to a beach that is accessible by car and an easy path for an experienced runner as the lady was said to be. The other path leads towards a mountain village and has some difficult points," Theodorakis said. Christopher's Facebook page includes photos showing her running in various locations.

“一条通往海滩的路，可以开车去，而且据说对一位有经验的跑步者来说，这条路很容易走。”另一条路通向一个山村，有一些难点。”克里斯托弗的Facebook主页上有她在不同地点跑步的照片。

Christopher's sister appealed for anyone with information to assist in the search, but urged people not to drain her battery by calling her.

克里斯托弗的姐姐呼吁任何有消息的人协助搜寻，但她敦促人们不要给她打电话，以免耗尽她的电量。

On Sunday, hours before she went missing, Christopher posted images on Facebook of her holiday on the island. "Beautiful spot for swimming and deep water solo ... had so much fun here today!" she wrote.

周日，在她失踪前几个小时，克里斯托弗在Facebook上发布了她在岛上度假的照片。“美丽的游泳和深水独处的地方……今天在这里玩得很开心!”

The island has a population of around 10,000 and is a popular destination for tourists.

该岛人口约1万，是一个受游客欢迎的旅游目的地。

Police said on Wednesday morning that the Greek defense ministry was assisting with the search.

警方周三上午表示，希腊国防部正在协助搜救工作。

Christopher is the second scientist to go missing while visiting Greece in recent months. US scientist Suzanne Eaton was attending a conference on the island of Crete when she disappeared in July, also apparently during a run. Her body was later found and a 27-year-old man confessed to her murder.

克里斯托弗是最近几个月在访问希腊时失踪的第二名科学家。7月，美国科学家苏珊娜·伊顿(Suzanne Eaton)在克里特岛参加会议时失踪，当时她正在跑步。她的尸体后来被发现，一名27岁的男子承认谋杀了她。