03.11.2026 17:32
In the Ula district of Muğla, after heavy rainfall, the vehicle of site manager Kamuran Kaplan, who was swept up by floodwaters coming from the mountains, was dragged about 2 kilometers. When the vehicle got caught on a tree, Kaplan got out by his own means and, holding onto the tree to avoid being swept away by the flood, waited for help. It was learned that Kaplan, who was rescued through the efforts of AFAD, fire brigade, and gendarmerie teams, is in good health.
Following the heavy rainfall that affected the Ula district of Muğla, the vehicle of a citizen caught in floodwaters coming from the mountains was dragged for about 2 kilometers. The citizen, who survived when the vehicle got caught on a tree, remained stranded in the tree they were holding onto. The citizen, rescued by AFAD and fire brigade teams, was taken to the hospital as a precaution.
GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND HELD ONTO A TREE
The incident occurred in Gökçe Neighborhood of Ula district. Kamuran Kaplan, the site manager who was traveling in a vehicle from Uçurtma Country Sitesi, was caught in floodwaters coming from the mountains after the heavy rainfall. The vehicle, dragged for about 2 kilometers, was able to stop after getting caught on a tree. The citizen, who managed to get out of the vehicle on their own, waited for help by holding onto a tree so as not to be swept away by the floodwaters.
TEAMS WERE MOBILIZED
Upon a report made to the 112 Emergency Call Center, AFAD and Muğla Metropolitan Municipality Fire Brigade teams and Akyaka Gendarmerie station teams, which were carrying out search efforts for a missing citizen around Ula-Akyaka in the region, were directed to the scene. As a result of the teams' work, the citizen stranded in the tree was rescued.
The citizen, whose health condition was learned to be good, was transferred to a healthcare institution by the 112 Emergency Health ambulance that came to the scene as a precaution.