Searched for 3 days in Meriç: The lifeless body of a 5-year-old girl was found

Sad news came about the disaster that occurred when the boat carrying an Iraqi family, who was trying to cross the Evros River to Greece illegally in Edirne, capsized. The lifeless body of a 5-year-old girl, one of the two children who disappeared in the river, was found on the third day of the search.

A family of 5 from Iraq came to Edirne to go to Greece. Mother, father and three children set out on the Meriç River by boat from the NATO Bridge location near Bosnaköy. After a while, the family members fell into the water as the boat capsized.

While the mother, father and one of the children were saved by reaching an islet in the river, the other two children were lost in the current. Upon notice, gendarmerie, AFAD and medical teams were dispatched to the region. Family members were taken out of the water by the teams and delivered to the shore. The 12-year-old girl, who was taken to the hospital, could not be saved despite the interventions.

FOUND ON THE THIRD DAY OF THE SEARCH EFFORTS

The search efforts started to find the two children lost in the river continued on the third day. The 6-person Underwater Search and Rescue team from Izmir Provincial Gendarmerie Command and diver police from Tekirdağ also participated in the work.

As a result of the work carried out by the teams, the lifeless body of a 5-year-old girl, one of the missing children, was found. The child's body was found within the military restricted zone, approximately 4 kilometers away from the point where he disappeared. The lifeless body was taken to the hospital morgue after examination at the scene.

Search efforts to find the other child lost in the Meriç River continue.