Search continues for missing 80-year-old man in Kocaeli forest area
Teams paused operations at night and will resume at dawn after an elderly man disappeared in the Ilimtepe region.
KEY POINTS
- Irfani Karaca, aged 80, went missing after leaving his home in Derince to get fresh air
- Camera footage showed him getting off bus 163 at the Ilimtepe Permanent Housing Cemetery Stop and walking into a rural area
- Gendarmerie, AFAD, JAK, SAR, and Kocaeli Disaster Platform teams joined the search in forested areas and nearby neighborhoods
- Search operations were suspended at 9:00 p.m. due to darkness and will resume tomorrow morning with a new plan
- Körfez Red Cross and Körfez Municipality provided hot meals and tea to search teams
Irfani Karaca, an 80-year-old man, left his home in central Derince during midday hours yesterday to get fresh air. He boarded municipal bus number 163 and traveled to the Ilimtepe neighborhood in the Körfez district of Kocaeli.
Camera footage showed Karaca getting off at the Ilimtepe Permanent Housing Cemetery Stop and then walking toward a rural area. He did not return home by evening, prompting his family to report him missing.
Authorities dispatched gendarmerie, AFAD, JAK, SAR, and Kocaeli Disaster Platform teams to the region. Search and rescue teams conducted wide-ranging work in forested areas around Ilimtepe Permanent Housing and in the Belen, Erikli, Dere, and Sipahiler neighborhoods, as well as around Çene Mountain.
Drones were used in the search efforts. Because the terrain was dark, operations were suspended at 9:00 p.m. On-duty teams remained in the area overnight to monitor developments.
Teams will prepare a new search plan by mapping the terrain and will resume work tomorrow morning. Körfez Red Cross and Körfez Municipality teams provided hot meals and tea to personnel working throughout the day. Karaca's family and relatives continue waiting hopefully in the region.
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