08.06.2026 08:40
Search efforts for Mustafa Erten, the deputy provincial chair of CHP who fell into the Filyos Stream in Karabük and was swept away by the current, continued throughout the night, and the search resumed with boats and thermal drones at first light.
The search efforts to find Mustafa Erten, the CHP Karabuk Provincial Vice President responsible for Organizations, who fell into the Filyos River in Karabuk and was swept away by the current, continued throughout the night. With the first light of day, teams resumed search operations on the river with boats.
FELL FROM 10 METERS HEIGHT
The incident occurred at the Yesilkoy location on the Karabuk-Zonguldak highway. According to information obtained, the car with license plate 78 ACD 559, traveling from Yenice district towards Karabuk and carrying CHP Karabuk Provincial Vice President Mustafa Erten (72), stopped for a restroom break. While Erten was near the Filyos River, he lost his balance, rolled down from approximately 10 meters height, and fell into the water. Swept away by the current, Erten disappeared from sight within a short time.
SEARCHES CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT
Following the notification, health, gendarmerie, AFAD, UMKE, fire brigade, and search and rescue teams were dispatched to the area. During the night, efforts conducted with thermal drones along the stream bank and on the water failed to locate Erten. With the break of dawn, search operations were intensified again. While AFAD teams continue search activities on the Filyos River with boats, teams are also scanning along the stream.