Saudi man drowns in Turkey's Uzungol while taking photo
A Saudi national drowned in Uzungol, Turkey, while taking a photo; his younger brother survived after rescue teams intervened.
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AIA 39-year-old Saudi man drowned in the town of Uzungol in Turkey's Trabzon province after slipping and falling into a waterway while taking a commemorative photo, according to Turkish media reports.
Sources said his 23-year-old brother tried to save him and jumped into the water, but both were swept away by the current for some distance before rescue teams arrived.
Rescue teams, assisted by local residents, managed to pull the younger brother from the water and transfer him to hospital, where his condition was described as stable.
The older Saudi man was declared dead at the scene, and his body was transferred to the forensic department to complete official procedures.