09.07.2024 18:20
Young people aged between 11 and 25 in Gaziantep entered the pond to cool off while grazing sheep. After a while, the locals tried to rescue three people struggling in the water, but no results were achieved. The relatives gathered around the pond during the removal of the bodies of the two siblings and were overwhelmed with tears.
In Gaziantep, Burhan Bilgin (19), his brother Deniz Bilgin (11), and İsmail Uygun (25) drowned while swimming in the pond to cool off.
The incident occurred in the Kızıkhamurkesen neighborhood during noon hours. Burhan and his brother Deniz Bilgin, who were grazing sheep, and İsmail Uygun entered the pond to cool off. After a while, people who saw the three struggling in the water rushed to help and reported the situation to the 112 Emergency Call Center. Upon the notification, gendarmerie, health, AFAD, and UMKE teams were dispatched to the area. The locals who entered the water and occasionally faced the danger of drowning pulled out the lifeless bodies of the three individuals with a rope. Meanwhile, the relatives gathered around the pond shed tears during the removal of the bodies.
The lifeless bodies of the Bilgin brothers and İsmail Uygun were taken to the Morgue of the Forensic Medicine Institute for autopsy after the examination. An investigation has been initiated regarding the incident.