He let himself into the sea from the pier where he arrived with his wheelchair.

He let himself into the sea from the pier where he arrived with his wheelchair.

02.07.2025 22:57

In the Ula district of Muğla, a person with a physical disability ended their life by throwing themselves into the sea from a pier, arriving in an electric wheelchair. The incident was captured moment by moment on security cameras.

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Citizens noticed a person face down in the sea in the area where tour boats are moored in Akyaka District of Ula, Muğla, in the morning hours and reported the situation to the 112 Emergency Call Center.



A Physically Disabled Individual Committed Suicide in Muğla


HE LOST HIS LIFE



Upon the notification, health, gendarmerie, and Coast Guard teams were dispatched to the area. The health teams that arrived at the scene shortly determined that the individual had lost his life.



A Physically Disabled Individual Committed Suicide in Muğla


CAME WITH A WHEELCHAIR AND JUMPED INTO THE SEA



The deceased was identified as 62-year-old Bahattin Yavuz. Teams examining security cameras found that he was physically disabled and had jumped into the sea from the pier where he arrived with a wheelchair.



A Physically Disabled Individual Committed Suicide in Muğla


AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN INITIATED



The wheelchair used by the individual was also found in the sea, and Yavuz's lifeless body was retrieved from the water by divers from the Coast Guard. An investigation has been initiated regarding the incident.



A Physically Disabled Individual Committed Suicide in Muğla


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