The 59-year-old biologist went missing on July 2. Her body was discovered by two locals on Monday in a cave that had been turned into a bunker by Nazi soldiers during the Second World War
, according to Crete's Chief of Police Konstantinos Lagoudakis.Eaton's body was found around 60 meters inside the cave beneath an air shaft which had been covered by a large wooden pallet, Lagoudakis added.Eaton was attending a conference at the Orthodox Academy in Crete and is believed to have disappeared during a run.The police said on Wednesday that Eaton was asphyxiated.
Homicide investigation launchedHer family initially believed Eaton, a regular runner, likely died during a run as a result of heat exhaustion or a fall in the rough terrain. "Due to the rough terrain and extreme heat, we believe the most likely possibility is that Suzanne may have either become overheated and looked for shade or that she may have fallen," said a post on a Facebook page set up by her family.
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