Jet ski tragedy in Çatalca: 1 dead, 1 injured

Jet ski tragedy in Çatalca: 1 dead, 1 injured

10.05.2026 22:14

In Çatalca, Istanbul, 2 people fell off a jet ski they had taken out to sea. In the incident, one person was rescued with a broken arm and taken to the hospital, while the other person, who disappeared in the water, lost their life.

One of two young people who fell off a jet ski off the coast of the Çatalca district of Istanbul lost their lives.

NUMEROUS TEAMS WERE DISPATCHED

The incident occurred around 15:00 on the shore of Ormanlı Neighborhood. According to the information obtained, Y.E.D. (22) and İ.K.G. (23), who had gone out to sea on a rented jet ski, fell into the water for an unknown reason. Upon notification, fire department, medical teams, gendarmerie, AFAD, underwater search and rescue, and coast guard teams were dispatched to the scene.

HIS LIFELESS BODY WAS FOUND

İ.K.G., who fell into the sea, was pulled out of the water with a broken arm with the help of citizens. The injured young man was taken to the hospital by ambulance. A large-scale search operation was launched in the area to find Y.E.D., who had disappeared in the water. After 4 hours of search efforts by the teams at sea, the lifeless body of the missing young man was found. The body, recovered from the water, was taken to the Forensic Medicine Institute.

Investigations by gendarmerie teams into the incident are ongoing.

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