Five people have died trying to rescue a 13-year-old girl from drowning in a lake.
Rabia Karakaya was spotted struggling in the water after she went for a swim while her family enjoyed a picnic nearby.
Her older siblings Edanur Karakaya, 20, and Yasin Karakaya, 18, first went into the water to help.
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Rabia’s sister-in-law Fatma Hediye Karakaya, 22, and relative Eylül Tekin, 15, followed shortly afterwards.
All four family members got into difficulty and died in the water, alongside Rabia, as reported by Need To Know.
One of the victims was eight months pregnant.
The tragedy happened at the Alpaslan-1 Dam in the eastern Turkish province of Muş on 8 August.
Emergency services were called to the scene to look for the missing relatives.
Rescuers first recovered the bodies of Rabia, Edanur, Yasin and Eylül.
It took longer to find Fatma, who only got married one year ago and was eight months pregnant.
Divers eventually found the young woman’s body just before they were about to suspend operations for the night.
The victims’ bodies were transferred to a nearby morgue to undergo an autopsy before being released to the family for burial.
Rabia, Edanur, and Yasin were buried next to their mother who passed away in 2016.
Community head Ali Rıza Tekin said: “Rabia went into the water and then her companions entered one by one to save her.
“When we got there, we saw their lifeless bodies.
“Fatma remained in the lake, but we were able to pull her out at night with the help of a diving team.
“We took their bodies to Muş State Hospital and then buried them in our village cemetery.”
