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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 25 June 2024)
Non-swimmer and no lifejacket - bad combination.
Kübra Özdemir (25), who worked as a receptionist at a hotel in İznik
owned by M.A., went to the shore of Lake İznik with her work friend
Onur Işık (23) and her boss for a picnic the evening before last. Kübra
hanım and Onur bey then went out on the lake in M.A.'s 20-year-old
jet ski to take pictures.
Neither of the two friends donned life jackets as they went further out
into the lake at the Göllüce village location. Soon after, the jet ski,
piloted by Onur bey, overturned and Kübra hanım, unable to swim,
sank below the waterline. Meanwhile, Onur bey hung on to the
overturned jet ski, awaiting rescue.
A Gendarmerie boat arrived and reached Kübra hanım after an hour's
search. A heart massage proved futile and she was pronounced dead.
Onur bey was taken into custody by the Gendarmerie. It turned out
that the two had been in an area of the lake where the use of jet skis is
prohibited.
In any case, using a jet ski without lifejackets and without knowing
how to swim is forbidden, yet its tourism popularity has led the
Culture and Tourism Ministry and the Ports Directorate to allow
water sports firms to offer their use at seaside hotels. No license is
required to pilot a jet ski.
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