UK holidaymakers and tourists have sparked an urgent investigation after sprinkling ashes over a pretty beach. Health authorities have taken water samples after the incident caused “panic” among beachgoers in Turkey as spring continues.
British tourists triggered a health alert in Turkey after wading into the sea to sprinkle the ashes of their dead relative at holiday spot he loved. The tourists brought the ashes to Turkey to scatter them at a favourite spot.
Swimmers warned that the spreading of ashes in popular waters near the beach could endanger health, prompting an urgent response from the regional District Health Directorate. The restrictions on scattering ashes have caused heated debates in the past as Britons have taken to bereavement forums to voice their upset.
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Robin, writing on the Sue Ryder bereavement support charity forum, wrote: “It’s always difficult to decide where to…
