American scientist Suzanne Eaton, 59, was found dead in Greece on Monday, nearly a week after she vanished.
The Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden Germany, where Eaton was a research group leader announced the death: “It is with enormous sadness and regret that we announce the tragic demise of our dearest friend and colleague, Suzanne Eaton. We are deeply shocked and disturbed by this tragic event. Suzanne was an outstanding and inspiring scientist, a loving spouse and mother, an athlete as well as a truly wonderful person beloved to us all. Her loss is unbearable.”
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Eaton was attending a conference on the Greek island of Crete when she disappeared. The resident of Oakland, Oklahoma, was last seen on the afternoon of 2 July near Chania. Nobody had heard from her since she went missing, and she did not take her smartphone with her when she disappeared.
An investigation is ongoing regarding the events that took place on the afternoon she went missing.
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Eaton is survived by her husband and two sons.
