Young man trapped under animal manure loses 9-day battle for life

The incident occurred on May 25 in a vacant lot in the Yeni neighborhood of the Sağlık town in Aksaray's central district.

According to the information obtained, 18-year-old Samet Mercan, who had loaded animal manure from a dairy farm into a tractor trailer, arrived at the vacant lot with the tractor.

Samet Mercan raised the trailer to unload the animal manure loaded inside.

When the rear tailgate of the trailer did not open, the young man went behind the trailer and tried to open it.

After struggling for a while, the tailgate suddenly opened, and the animal manure poured onto the young man.

While Samet Mercan remained trapped under the manure for a time, neighbors and relatives who noticed the situation arrived at the field and dug through the manure with shovels to pull him out.

Upon notification, police, gendarmerie, and medical teams were dispatched to the scene.

The medical teams that arrived at the scene in a short time transported the injured young man by ambulance to the Aksaray Training and Research Hospital Emergency Department. The young man, who was receiving treatment in the intensive care unit there, succumbed to his injuries after a 9-day battle for life.

News Source: İHA