21.10.2026 21:31
In the Bodrum district of Muğla, an 87-year-old man who was burning a cleaning fire in his garden allegedly lost his balance when his cane broke and fell into the fire. The elderly man died at the scene.
Mehmet Ertok (87) died after falling into the fire he had lit while cleaning his garden in the Bodrum district of Muğla, when his cane broke.
HE FELL INTO THE FIRE WHEN HIS CANE BROKE
The incident occurred around 16:00 in the garden of a house in Çömlekçi Neighborhood. According to the claim, Mehmet Ertok, who had lit a cleaning fire in his garden, lost his balance and fell into the fire after the cane he was using broke.
HE DIED
Upon reports from those around, medical and gendarmerie teams were dispatched to the scene. In the check carried out by the medical teams who came to the address, it was determined that Ertok had died. Gendarmerie teams launched an investigation into the incident.