On 23 June 2017, five people died of electrocution after a swimming pool at a water park in Akyazı became electrified. Three children aged 12, 15 and 17[4] were the first to be electrocuted. The park's manager Mehmet Kaya, 58, and his son Kadir Kaya, 30,[5] dived in to save them but were also seriously injured.[6] The five victims died in hospital; another person was seriously injured during the incident and was taken to hospital.[7][8]
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akyazı, other, places, with, same, name, disambiguation, town, district, sakarya, province, marmara, region, turkey, mayor, bilal, soykan, parti, coordinates, 68333, 62528, 68333, 62528, coordinates, 68333, 62528, 68333, 62528countryturkeyprovincesakaryagovern. For other places with the same name see Akyazi disambiguation Akyazi is a town and district of Sakarya Province in the Marmara region of Turkey The mayor is Bilal Soykan AK PARTI AkyaziAkyaziCoordinates 40 41 00 N 30 37 31 E 40 68333 N 30 62528 E 40 68333 30 62528 Coordinates 40 41 00 N 30 37 31 E 40 68333 N 30 62528 E 40 68333 30 62528CountryTurkeyProvinceSakaryaGovernment MayorBilal Soykan 1 AK PARTI KaymakamYakup GuneyArea 2 District616 63 km2 238 08 sq mi Population 2012 3 Urban42 571 District84 022 District density140 km2 350 sq mi Post code54400ClimateCfaWebsitewww akyazi bel tr Contents 1 Electrocution incident 2 Notable people 3 References 4 External linksElectrocution incident EditOn 23 June 2017 five people died of electrocution after a swimming pool at a water park in Akyazi became electrified Three children aged 12 15 and 17 4 were the first to be electrocuted The park s manager Mehmet Kaya 58 and his son Kadir Kaya 30 5 dived in to save them but were also seriously injured 6 The five victims died in hospital another person was seriously injured during the incident and was taken to hospital 7 8 Notable people EditSofuoglu family three champion motorcycle racersReferences Edit Baskan in Turkish Retrieved 2021 05 07 Area of regions including lakes km Regional Statistics Database Turkish Statistical Institute 2002 Retrieved 2013 03 05 Population of province district centers and towns villages by districts 2012 Address Based Population Registration System ABPRS Database Turkish Statistical Institute Retrieved 2013 02 27 Five electrocuted at water park in Turkey The Guardian Associated Press 2017 06 23 ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 2017 06 24 Turkish water park Children and adults electrocuted BBC News 2017 06 23 Retrieved 2017 06 28 Five people dead in mass electrocution at water park in Turkey The Independent 2017 06 23 Archived from the original on 2017 06 23 Retrieved 2017 06 23 Turkish water park Children and adults electrocuted BBC News 2017 06 23 Retrieved 2017 06 23 Five electrocuted at water park in Turkey The Guardian Associated Press 2017 06 23 ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 2017 06 24 External links EditAkyazi Haber Sakarya Haber This geographical article about a location in Sakarya Province Turkey is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Akyazi amp oldid 1086582511, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
