Workers at the pier of a five-star hotel were swept into the sea during a severe storm: 1 dead, 2 injured.

Workers at the pier of a five-star hotel were swept into the sea during a severe storm: 1 dead, 2 injured.

09.01.2026 08:44

During maintenance work on the pier in front of a five-star hotel in Aydın's Kuşadası district, three workers lost their balance and were swept into the sea due to a severe storm. While the coast guard teams rescued two of the workers, who were carried away by the waves, they found the lifeless body of 30-year-old İsmail Dağ.

Workers Abdullah K. (26), Muharrem D. (22), and İsmail Dağ (30) were performing maintenance and repair work on the pier of a five-star hotel located in the Ladies Beach neighborhood of Aydın's Kuşadası district when they lost their balance due to a strong storm and were swept into the sea.

ONE BODY HAS BEEN RECOVERED

As the three workers were swept away by the waves, hotel staff noticed the situation and reported it to the 112 Emergency Call Center. Following the report, health, fire, police, and coast guard teams were dispatched to the area. The coast guard teams managed to rescue Abdullah K. and Muharrem D. alive, while they reached the lifeless body of İsmail Dağ, who had been swept about 100 meters offshore. It was learned that Abdullah K. and Muharrem D., who were taken to the hospital by ambulance, were in good health.

The police have launched an investigation into the incident.

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