21.12.2024 18:51
An avalanche fell on the athletes of the Judo Youth National Team who were training on Mount Palandöken. In the incident, 5 people were injured, one of them seriously. The 16-year-old national athlete Emre Yazgan, who was seriously injured, could not be saved despite all interventions. Emre Yazgan's twin was also among the injured. Their grieving father stated that he learned about the incident from the athletes' coach and that he was frozen in that moment.
The grieving father of the national athlete who lost his life in the avalanche shared his first feelings with tv100: "When I heard that word, I froze."
An avalanche occurred while the Judo Youth National Team athletes were training on Mount Palandöken in Erzurum. In the incident, 5 people were injured, one of them seriously. Despite all interventions, 16-year-old national athlete Emre Yazgan could not be saved.
It was learned that one of the injured was Emre Yazgan's twin. Emre Yazgan's grieving father shared his first feelings with tv100 reporter Başak Bilgin: "The news was conveyed to me by his coach. He said, 'An avalanche occurred, Yunus saved himself, they are looking for Emre.' At that moment, I froze."
"THEY WERE TWO BROTHERS, GOD TOOK ONE AND SPARED THE OTHER"
Emre Yazgan's grieving father shared his first feelings with tv100 reporter Başak Bilgin.
"The news was conveyed to me by his coach. He said, 'An avalanche occurred, Yunus saved himself, they are looking for Emre.' At that moment, I froze. They were national athletes. His brother is in good condition. They were two brothers; God took one and spared the other. The avalanche took him from the waist down."
They went to the national team camp. They had gone out for a walk. He loved the sport they practiced very much. He had been doing this sport for 12 years since he was 7 years old. He had become the champion of Turkey last year.