09.02.2025 12:12
In the Tirebolu district of Giresun, the lifeless body of an 80-year-old man was found by the roadside during snow removal efforts. It was learned that the elderly man had tried to walk home after his vehicle got stuck on the road.
The team from the Provincial Special Administration conducting snow removal work in Eymür village of Tirebolu district in Giresun found the lifeless body of a person by the roadside in the Deregözü neighborhood, Hasan Yatağı area. Emergency services and gendarmerie teams that arrived at the scene determined that the deceased was 80-year-old Selahattin Vıcıl. Vıcıl's body was taken to the Tirebolu State Hospital morgue for the cause of death to be determined.
TRIED TO WALK HOME WHEN HIS VEHICLE GOT STUCK ON THE ROAD
Eymür Village Headman Sabri Gedik stated, "According to the information we have obtained, Selahattin Vıcıl last came to the village junction by a vehicle he hired from the center of Eymür village on Wednesday, but it was learned that his vehicle got stuck on the road due to the snowfall. It is believed that Vıcıl passed away while trying to walk to his home, which is approximately 1 kilometer away. Vıcıl's body was found during a search conducted by the villagers after the Provincial Special Administration team noticed shopping bags while clearing the village road, four days after his death," he said.