Woman plunges to death off cliff in Turkey while celebrating engagement
A newly engaged woman slipped and plunged to her death off a cliff in Turkey — just moments after her husband-to-be popped the question.
Yesim Demir and her new fiancé, Nizamettin Gursu, were about to celebrate the momentous occasion with a sunset picnic when the 39-year-old plummeted over 100 feet off the steep cliff in Canakkale, a city in northwestern Turkey, on July 6.
The excited groom-to-be had just proposed and had returned to their car to retrieve the celebratory food and drinks when he heard a blood-curdling scream, Newsflash reported.
Gursu rushed back to the scenic cliffside spot at Polente Cape and discovered his fiancée had fallen over the edge.
Yesim Demir tragically died after her boyfriend, Nizamettin Gursu, proposed to her earlier this month. Newsflash
The grieving man later told local media the pair had chosen the spot to get engaged because they thought it would be romantic.
“We chose it to have a romantic memory after the proposal. We drank some alcohol. Everything happened at once. She lost her balance and fell down,” Gursu said.
Demir initially survived the massive 104-foot fall but later succumbed to her injuries.
The happy couple was going to celebrate their engagement with a picnic at the top of a scenic cliff. Newsflash
Gursu promptly called for help, but after 45 minutes of resuscitation efforts, medics declared his wife-to-be dead.
Friends of the tragic woman told local media that the cliff where the accident occurred was a spot many people went to watch the sunset.
“This is a place where everyone comes and watches the sunset,” they said. “However, the roads are very bad and there is no precaution on the edge of the cliff. A fence should be drawn here, precautions should be taken.”
Demir initially survived the fall but later died from her injuries. Newsflash
Nizamettin Gursu told local media the pair thought the location would be romantic. Newsflash
The cliff was closed off following Demir’s death and as authorities investigated.
The area only reopened “in a controlled manner” again on July 15.
Source: New York Post
