The lifeless body of a 14-year-old child who went missing in the Meriç River has been found.

The lifeless body of a 14-year-old child who went missing in the Meriç River has been found.

21.04.2025 00:00

The lifeless body of 14-year-old Ege İshak Karafidan, who went missing while swimming in the Meriç River in Edirne, has been found. Karafidan's body was taken to the morgue of Trakya University Medical Faculty Hospital. The child's family experienced a nervous breakdown at the scene.

The lifeless body of a 14-year-old boy who went missing while swimming in the Meriç River in Edirne has been found; it was reported that the investigation into the incident is ongoing.

In Edirne, two children entered the Meriç River near the Mehmet Müezzinoğlu Bridge to swim. After a while, one of the children was swept away by the water and went missing. The friend next to him informed the surrounding people, and the situation was reported to the 112 Emergency Call Center.

LIFLESS BODY FOUND

Upon the notification, teams from UMKE, AFAD, police, gendarmerie, fire department, and health services were dispatched to the scene. The teams conducted a search operation on the water with a boat. The Edirne Provincial Police Department requested support from the Underwater Group Command of the Tekirdağ Police Department's Maritime Port Branch. Divers from the police, who arrived in Edirne and began their work in the river, soon reached the lifeless body of 14-year-old Ege İshak Karafidan.

FAMILY EXPERIENCED A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN

The lifeless body of Karafidan, who lost his life, was taken to the Trakya University Medical Faculty Hospital morgue. The child's family experienced a nervous breakdown at the scene. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.

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