A group of British tourists horrified locals and sparked a health alert after they scattered their loved-one’s ashes into a sea in Turkey.
Around 40 Britons congregated on the shores of Marmaris, Turkey, to scatter the ashes of a deceased relative who lost their life at sea, choosing the spot as it was the dead man’s favourite holiday spot.
However, beachgoers who witnessed the tribute were not thrilled to swim in the same waters as the freshly scattered ashes, so contacted health authorities to report the occurrence.
Swimmers feared that the spreading of the ashes would contaminate the water and could endanger the health of beachgoers.
A group of British tourists (not pictured) sparked a health alert after they scattered their loved one’s ashes into a sea in Turkey
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Health officials were then spotted taking samples of the water, however, it is not believed they were related to the incident, instead being part of a “routine inspection”, local reports…