11.11.2026 16:33
The lifeless body of 70-year-old Alzheimer's patient Cennet Değirmen, who had been missing and searched for for days in the Mut district of Mersin, was found. During search efforts carried out with the support of the Gendarmerie, AFAD, AKUT, and UAV, Değirmen's lifeless body was reached in a scrubland about 1 kilometer away from her daughter's house. Değirmen's body was taken to the morgue for autopsy.
The search efforts for Alzheimer's patient Cennet Değirmen in Mut ended in tragic news. Teams found Değirmen's lifeless body this morning.
SHE LEFT HER DAUGHTER'S HOUSE
Relatives of Alzheimer's patient Cennet Değirmen, who was learned to have left her daughter's house in Kurtsuyu Neighborhood on the night of November 6, could not get any news from her and reported the situation to the gendarmerie. Teams that took action upon the report launched a search and rescue operation in the area.
SEARCHED FROM THE AIR AND ON THE GROUND
Gendarmerie, AFAD, AKUT, Mut Forest Management Directorate and off-road club teams participated in the search efforts. The efforts were also supported from the air with an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).
FOUND ABOUT 1 KILOMETER AWAY
This morning, teams reached the woman's lifeless body in a thicket about 1 kilometer away from the house Değirmen had left. Değirmen's body was taken to the morgue for an autopsy.