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Saudi tourist drowns in Uzungöl Lake after attempting to retrieve dropped bag
July 14, 2026 at 03:28 PM
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A Saudi tourist drowned in Trabzon's Uzungöl Lake after jumping in to retrieve a bag that had fallen from his family, while another tourist was rescued alive.
- A Saudi tourist, later identified as Omar Mohammed, died after entering the lake in Çaykara district to retrieve a dropped bag.
- A second tourist who jumped in was rescued alive by a Turkish citizen.
- Turkish authorities launched a search operation involving police divers, fire department underwater teams, AFAD, gendarmerie, and medical crews.
- The body was recovered by Trabzon Metropolitan Municipality diving teams and handed over to medical and judicial authorities.
