Briton, 43, drowns after ‘jumping into lake to cool off’ on household vacation in Turkey
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British man has drowned after reportedly leaping right into a lake to chill off throughout scorching 33C temperatures on a household vacation in Turkey.
The 43-year-old vacationer had been on an organised tour when he plunged into the water to flee the warmth at Manavgat Dam, Antalya province.
The holidaymaker entered the water from a pier platform connected to a riverside restaurant.
According to native media, quickly afterwards he appeared to wrestle, disappearing beneath the floor regardless of determined makes an attempt to remain afloat.
Onlookers scrambled to assist him as he splashed round to maintain his head above the water. Others rushed to alert authorities.
Officials from Turkey’s Gendarmerie General Command arrived on the scene with medics and rescue employees.
Divers entered the water to retrieve his lifeless physique which was reported to be round 40ft beneath the floor. The rescuers battled low visibility as a result of murky waters.
Emergency medical workers have been ready on dry land to supply help however confirmed he died.
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/ PA WireHis physique was despatched to the Antalya Forensic Medicine Institute for an post-mortem.
It continues to be at the moment unclear why the British vacationer drowned. It is hoped {that a} autopsy examination will have the ability to present additional particulars.
Antalya Province, in south-western Turkey, is the centre of the nation’s tourism business and accounts for about 30 per cent of overseas guests.
Manavgat Dam – with its spectacular views – is likely one of the two constructed on the river of the identical title near Oymapınar, Güzelyalı and Değirmenli villages.
Since 1987, it has been used to generate electrical energy, irrigation, tourism and fishing.
A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spokesman informed the Standard: “We are supporting the family of a British man who has died in Turkey, and are in touch with local authorities.”