Fatal outcome in Bilecik treasure excavation, cyanide detected in well

Fatal outcome in Bilecik treasure excavation, cyanide detected in well

The incident occurred round 20:30 the day earlier than yesterday in Satuk Buğra Han Street, Camicedit Neighborhood, Osmaneli district.

Upon receiving a report that two folks had fallen right into a nicely within the yard of a home, firefighting and medical groups had been dispatched to the scene. Abdullah Alkan, who was rescued from the nicely by the firefighters, was taken to Bozüyük State Hospital. When a powerful odor emerged, the groups measured excessive ranges of hydrogen cyanide within the nicely and instantly knowledgeable AFAD. AFAD groups arrived on the scene and descended into the nicely sporting fuel masks, the place they discovered the lifeless physique of Nihat Kalkandelen. Following the preliminary examination, it was decided that Kalkandelen had misplaced his life because of cyanide. His physique was taken to Osmaneli Mustafa Selahattin Çetintaş State Hospital for post-mortem.

An investigation has been launched into the incident for “causing death by negligence” and “violating the Law on Cultural and Natural Heritage,” the place it was decided {that a} nicely measuring 4 sq. meters in width and 15 meters in depth was dug with the intention of excavation, and a rope mechanism was put in above it.

During the examination of the pattern taken from the nicely by AFAD officers, traces of cyanide had been detected. It was decided that Nihat Kalkandelen and Abdullah Alkan had entered the nicely in the hunt for treasure and used cyanide to melt the partitions in the course of the excavation.

It was reported that Abdullah Alkan, who’s present process remedy at Bozüyük State Hospital, stays in essential situation. One one who had tried to rescue Alkan and confirmed signs was taken to the hospital, and 40 folks, together with AFAD, firefighting, and healthcare personnel who had been current on the scene and positioned beneath statement at Bilecik Education and Research Hospital as a precaution inside the scope of Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Threats (CBRN) process, have been discharged.

Source: www.anews.com.tr