He was in the vehicle that was caught in the flood in Gebze... Fatih Demirtaş's lifeless body was found in Pendik

The incident took place yesterday at around 23:00 in the stream next to Yediyer Street in Kadıllı District of Gebze district. The jeep with license plate 34 HER 50, driven by Mustafa Deniz Ertaş, who was on his way to return to his home in Istanbul from the summer house in Kadıllı District, fell into the stream.

Upon notice, AFAD, fire brigade, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Underwater Search and Rescue teams, Gebze Municipality Search and Rescue (GEAK), Çayırova Municipality Search and Rescue (ÇAKTİM), health and gendarmerie teams were dispatched to the region.

SEARCH FOR 1 PERSON CONTINUES

It was learned that the driver, Mustafa Deniz Ertaş, said that he broke the window of the vehicle and got out with his 2 friends in the vehicle, and that he was saved by holding on to the branch of a tree on the shore.

Ertaş stated that he did not see Doğan Arslan and Fatih Demirtaş again after getting out of the vehicle. While the body of Fatih Demirtaş was found in Pendik during the search and rescue operations initiated after the incident, the search for Doğan Arslan continues.

THE FUNERAL WAS RECEIVED

The body of Fatih Demirtaş, who was taken to the Forensic Medicine Institute, was taken by his relatives after the procedures were completed. It was learned that Demirtaş will be buried after the funeral prayer to be performed at Şakirin Mosque tomorrow at noon.

PAINFUL NEWS CAME UPON A SEQUENCE

Sarıyer The lifeless body of Turkmenistan national Murat Babajanov, who was thought to have disappeared in the flood that occurred as a result of the Ayazağa Stream overflowing after the heavy rain on October 14, was found in the Golden Horn.

Babajanov's lifeless body was found near the Golden Horn Altınhorn Facilities as a result of the coordinated work of the Marine police and the police helicopter.

THE NUMBER OF DEAD RISES TO 6

While the number of people who died in the flood that occurred after the downpour increased to 5 with the discovery of Murad Babajanov's body, the loss of life increased to 6 with the discovery of the lifeless body of 1 of the 2 people who were swept away by the flood in a vehicle in Kocaeli Gebze and were sought as missing.

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