Horror moment tourist drowns after hitting head on water slide at Brit holiday hotspot – and no one in the pool noticed
THIS is the horror moment CCTV caught an elderly holidaymaker drowning in a resort pool, as passerbys didn’t notice.
Ali Cilga, 65, was on vacation with his family at the five-star hotel in Manavgat, Turkey, when he hit his head going down a water slide.
CCTV footage shows the elderly holidaymaker going down headfirst on the luxury resort’s long slide.
Upon entering the water, he smacked his head on the pool’s concrete floor and fell unconcious.
Several swimmers passed by obliviously before two tourists eventually noticed him a minute after he went under water.
Another man – presumably the hotel’s on-duty lifeguard – can be seen approaching quickly after jumping into the water.
The lifeguard then laid Ali down next to the pool before starting resuscitation attempts.
The elderly Turkish man – whose hometown has not been revealed by the authorities – was taken to a hospital after the incident on 26th June.
He died one week after the accident, on 3rd July.
Local media reported that Ali was warned by the pool lifeguard not to slide down headfirst.
The Manavgat Public Prosecution ordered an autopsy of Ali’s body at the Antalya Forensic Medicine Institute.
Two months ago, a seven-month-old British baby died in a Turkish resort.
Elizabeth Coffey was rushed to hospital after being found unresponsive at the five-star The Land of Legends Kingdom Hotel in Antalya.
The group were enjoying an all-inclusive break when the alarm was raised early on Saturday.
Police confirmed they were investigating the circumstances surrounding the tragic incident at the hotspot on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast.
Elizabeth was said to be unresponsive when she was taken to Aspendos Anatolia private hospital in Serik, near the resort of Antalya.