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British Man dies in Side

Posted:
28 Jul 2010 14:37
by tired mum
This is another sad story for the holiday season a tragic end to a family holiday
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html
Re: British Man dies in Side

Posted:
28 Jul 2010 15:24
by reesy1959
How sad - RIP.
Re: British Man dies in Side

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28 Jul 2010 15:53
by starchild01
How sad is this...R.I.P
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28 Jul 2010 18:14
by quaker57
I'm feeling a bit thick here i clicked on your link but i can't find any story about anyone dying in Turkey

Re: British Man dies in Side

Posted:
28 Jul 2010 18:46
by tired mum
Top left hand corner "Man falls 150ft"
Re: British Man dies in Side

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28 Jul 2010 19:11
by dksbbs
Thats terrible. RIP
Dave
Re: British Man dies in Side

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28 Jul 2010 19:16
by Chocoholic
That's terrible, very sad for the family. It is very unfortunate when you read about things like this can happen with faulty/frayed equipment as it could have been so easily prevented. It takes a tragedy like this before something is done to safeguard tourists. I sincerely hope that something is done and the owners are dealt with appropriately and prevented from operating and certain tests and standards should be enforced with equipment with sports such as this from now on.
Re: British Man dies in Side

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28 Jul 2010 22:30
by Vikki
This is so sad i hope his poor family will find the strength to get them through this
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29 Jul 2010 12:37
by adewolves
Sent a cold shiver down my spine that story, the poor bloke looks a little like me.
Re: British Man dies in Side

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29 Jul 2010 20:46
by Katiehutchinson_1991
RIP so sad

xxxx
Re: British Man dies in Side

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29 Jul 2010 20:54
by nursynewcastle
This is so tragic, my thoughts go out to the family concerned.
This activity was on our to do list, after our visit to turkey last year it was something my hubby and son really wanted to do on this visit - needless to say they most definitly wont be doing it now. I can imagine lots of other tourists are making the same decision.
Re: British Man dies in Side

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29 Jul 2010 22:02
by Vikki
nursynewcastle wrote:This is so tragic, my thoughts go out to the family concerned.
This activity was on our to do list, after our visit to turkey last year it was something my hubby and son really wanted to do on this visit - needless to say they most definitly wont be doing it now. I can imagine lots of other tourists are making the same decision.
How could you ever feel safe going up in one now i couldnt that fear is instilled in so many folks minds now
Re: British Man dies in Side

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30 Jul 2010 15:21
by shastie
Just clicked on the Daily Mail link highlighted at the start of the topic which is now reporting the tragic death of a young girl in a rafting accident. So very sad and an unneccesary loss of life. My thoughts go out to the family. RIP.
Re: British Man dies in Side

Posted:
30 Jul 2010 16:48
by tired mum
Oh my my hubby n son were going to do this lets hope the comments by the owner are not true as they are insensitive to say the least
Is this the same place that is used by ICR?
Re: British Man dies in Side

Posted:
30 Jul 2010 17:43
by Fanny
nope tired mum, it didn't happen in
Icmeler I think Side's near Antalya?
Re: British Man dies in Side

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30 Jul 2010 17:48
by Fanny
HI tired mum, apologies, I was commenting on the parasailing accident and it doesn't appear on the above link anymore
Am guessing you're asking whether the rafting trip's the same one used by ICR? sorry, but I don't know - such a terrible shame for the poor girl's family
Re: British Man dies in Side

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31 Jul 2010 18:30
by romilee
What an absolute tragedy for this poor family.
I heard,..and it is purely hearsay...that the poor man may have inadvertently unhooked the clasps by holding the harness in the wrong place.
It seems rather unlikely though...hopefully, any lessons to be learned from this will help to prevent further tragedies.
God Bless his family.