17.07.2026 16:30
In Şırnak, 28-year-old Erkan Sak fell into the Habur Stream in Beytüşşebap and was swept away by the current. Search efforts continue on their 9th day with AI-supported drones. It emerged that Sak shared a fishing video with the note "I found peace" before going missing.
Search efforts continue on the 9th day for a 28-year-old young man who fell into the Habur River in the Beytüşşebap district of Şırnak and was swept away by the current. It emerged that shortly before disappearing, the young man shared fishing footage on his social media account with the note "I found peace."
Search and rescue efforts, initiated to find 28-year-old Erkan Sak, who was swept away by the current while fishing in the Habur River in the Beytüşşebap district of Şırnak, continue unabated on the 9th day.
SWEPT AWAY AT THE PLACE WHERE HE FOUND PEACE
While all technological resources are mobilized in the efforts carried out despite challenging terrain conditions, footage shared by the young man before he disappeared has emerged. In the footage shared by Erkan Sak with the note "I found peace," he is seen recording the fish he caught in the Habur River and the natural beauty of the surroundings. The video also includes moments where the young man prepares to cook the fish he caught, and his disappearance after being swept away at the same spot where he expressed finding peace has caused great sorrow.
AI-SUPPORTED DRONES USED IN SEARCH EFFORTS
AFAD, Gendarmerie Search and Rescue (JAK), security guards, and teams from relevant institutions continue the search efforts for the young man non-stop. In the operations conducted along the Turkey-Iraq border, involving steep cliffs and extremely difficult-to-access areas, AI-supported drones are being actively used with special permission obtained by AFAD.
Drones equipped with thermal imaging systems and AI-supported analysis technologies scan the kilometers-long flow path of the Habur River from the air, while ground teams meticulously check every point including cliffs, reed beds, and watersides. The search area is being expanded each day against the possibility of the current dragging the body further.