The national athlete who lost his life in the avalanche tragedy: The grieving father shared his initial feelings with TV100.

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.