22.07.2025 22:19
In the Vezirköprü district of Samsun, 19-year-old İsmail Özdemir and 18-year-old Emirhan Gününay, who entered the dam pond to cool off, drowned and lost their lives.
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Two friends drowned while swimming in the dam lake in the Vezirköprü district of Samsun.
THEY DROWNED IN THE LAKE THEY ENTERED
The incident occurred at the Kılıçgüney Dam in the district. İsmail Özdemir (19) and Emirhan Gününay (18), who lived in the Arıca neighborhood of the district, entered the dam lake to cool off. After a while, nearby citizens noticed that the two young men had disappeared in the water and reported the situation to the 112 Emergency Call Center.
BOTH LOST THEIR LIVES
Upon notification, fire, gendarmerie, diver, and medical teams were dispatched to the scene. In the search efforts conducted by the Samsun Provincial Gendarmerie Command Underwater Search and Rescue Team, the lifeless bodies of the two young men were found 10 meters offshore and at a depth of 2.8 meters, with a distance of 1 meter between them. The bodies of the young men were taken to the Samsun Group Presidency of the Forensic Medicine Institution for autopsy.
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