06.02.2025 20:30
In Tunceli, the person who jumped into the lake from a viaduct was rescued by holding onto the barrels thrown by the gendarmerie personnel who noticed the situation while passing by in their vehicle. Those moments were captured on security cameras.
In Tunceli, during the afternoon hours, an unidentified person jumped from the Atatürk Viaduct on the Elazığ highway into the Uzunçayır Dam Lake.
THREW WATER BARRELS INTO THE LAKE
At that moment, a gendarmerie officer passing by with his wife in a vehicle noticed the person who jumped into the water and reported it to the 112 Emergency Call Center, throwing the water barrels from the trunk of his car into the lake from the viaduct.
HE HELD ONTO THE BARRELS TO SURVIVE
The person in danger of drowning reached the shore by holding onto the barrels. Health, AFAD, fire brigade, and gendarmerie teams were dispatched to the scene.
THE INCIDENT WAS CAPTURED ON CAMERA
After the first intervention, it was learned that the health condition of the person taken to Tunceli State Hospital was good, while the moment of the incident was reflected on security cameras. An investigation has been initiated regarding the incident.