29.01.2026 17:33
A young girl, who was leaving her home to go to work in Antalya, fell into a septic pit belonging to a building with a broken cover while she was about to get on her motorcycle. She was rescued from the septic pit filled with rainwater by her neighbors who heard her cries for help.
Fatma G.I., who lives in a three-story apartment in the Yeşilyurt neighborhood of the Kepez district in Antalya, came out of her house to go to work and approached her motorcycle parked in the apartment's garden.
THE SEPTIC TANK COVER UNDER HER FEET BROKE
As the young girl, wearing her gloves, moved towards her motorcycle, the cover of the septic pit belonging to the building under her feet broke. With the cover breaking, the young woman found herself in a septic pit filled with rainwater, struggling to stay afloat while trying to make her voice heard.
HER NEIGHBOR HEARD HER CRIES FOR HELP
Neighbors who heard the young girl's cries for help and passing citizens extended a stick to Fatma G.I. to help her hold on. After the situation was reported to the 112 Emergency Call Center, police, fire, and medical teams were dispatched to the scene. Meanwhile, the young woman was pulled out of the septic pit by citizens and taken to a safe area. The young woman, who appeared to be in shock, was wrapped in a blanket. Fatma G.I. received first aid at the scene from the fire and medical teams that arrived at the given address and was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
"SHE WAS IN WATER UP TO HER NECK"
Lava Derviş, one of the neighbors who rushed to help upon hearing the young woman's cries, stated that she heard the scream while sitting inside with her children and when she went outside, she realized the sound was coming from the pit, saying, "She was going to take her motorcycle out and go to work. The moment she stepped, the girl fell. I ran and extended a stick to the girl to help. She held the stick I extended; she was in water up to her neck. She couldn't breathe. Another passerby came and helped, and we got her out." The pit where the young girl fell was covered with a car tire by the apartment residents as a precaution to prevent a similar incident from happening.