08.06.2025 18:50
A heartbreaking update has come regarding 10-year-old Onurcan Özdemir, who has autism and went missing on May 24 while with his family in a pistachio orchard in Gaziantep. In today's search efforts, the lifeless body of the missing child was found in the Euphrates River.
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On May 24, a search operation was launched for Onurcan Özdemir, who went missing while with his family in a pistachio orchard in the Elif neighborhood of the Araban district in Gaziantep.
HIS BODY WAS FOUND IN THE EUPHRATES RIVER
Onurcan Özdemir, who was searched for by 1000 people, including expert teams, could not be reached. In today's operations, the lifeless body of the missing autistic child was found in the Euphrates River.
HIS FATHER IDENTIFIED HIM
On the 15th day of the search operations, the lifeless body of Özdemir was retrieved from the water and identified by his father. The lifeless body of Özdemir, which was brought to the Forensic Medicine Institution, was delivered to his relatives after the autopsy procedures. Onurcan Özdemir will be buried in the Hasanoğlu neighborhood after the noon prayer tomorrow.
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE MADE A STATEMENT
The Gaziantep Governor's Office made a statement regarding the matter. The statement said: "Regarding the incident of the child named Onurcan Özdemir, who went missing in the Elif neighborhood of Araban district on 24.05.2025 at around 16:00, the search and rescue activities that have been ongoing since 17:05 on 24.05.2025 continued, and on 08.06.2025 (today), on the 15th day of the searches, a lifeless body, believed to belong to a child, was found face down in the Euphrates River south of the Kırkak area in Elif neighborhood, upon receiving a tip-off, by the Rumkale Gendarmerie Public Safety Boat Command, and necessary security measures were taken. Subsequently, the lifeless body, believed to belong to Onurcan Özdemir, was identified by his father Murat Özdemir, and it was confirmed that the lifeless body belonged to Onurcan Özdemir. Unfortunately, we found Onurcan Özdemir deceased. We pray for mercy for our child Onurcan and wish patience to his grieving family."
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