17.10.2026 16:55
Sad news continues to come from the disaster in Edirne, where a boat carrying a family capsized in the Meriç River. The lifeless body of a 5-year-old girl, one of the children who went missing in the river, has been recovered, while teams continue their race against time to find the last child still missing in the water.
The lifeless body of a 5-year-old girl, one of the children lost in the Meriç River after a boat capsized in Edirne, has been found. In the incident, in which another child had previously lost their life, search efforts launched to find the last missing child continue on their third day.
5-YEAR-OLD GIRL FOUND
In the search efforts carried out in Edirne to find the children lost after a boat capsized in the Meriç River, another child has been reached.
During operations at the NATO Bridge location near Bosnaköy, the lifeless body of the 5-year-old girl was recovered from the water. The body of the child, placed in a hearse accompanied by gendarmerie teams, was taken to the morgue of Trakya University Faculty of Medicine Hospital.
TWO CHILDREN OF THE FAMILY LOST THEIR LIVES
In the incident that occurred when the boat carrying a family of five, Iraqi nationals, capsized, the mother and father were rescued. One of the children had previously been taken to the hospital but could not be saved despite all interventions.
With the death of the girl who was found last, the number of children who lost their lives in the incident has risen to two.
SEARCH EFFORTS CONTINUE FOR THE LAST MISSING CHILD
Teams' efforts to find the last child missing in the river continue on their third day. While AFAD teams search the river with zodiac boats, gendarmerie teams continue their work along the shore.
Gendarmerie underwater search and rescue teams from Tekirdağ and police divers are also participating in the search efforts.