A daring ascent to Türkiye’s Mount Ağrı turned into a harrowing ordeal for a Ukrainian tourist, culminating in a dramatic rescue operation after a severe fall near the summit.
The tourist, identified as D.O., encountered an unfortunate mishap while scaling Mount Ağrı in the Doğubayazıt district of Ağrı, sustaining injuries that prompted a swift response from rescue teams, who evacuated the individual to a hospital for treatment.
Accompanied by a guide, two foreign tourists embarked on an expedition to summit Türkiye’s highest peak, ascending to the formidable height of 5,137 meters (16,853 feet).
Despite battling adverse weather conditions, the group triumphantly completed the arduous climb and commenced their descent.
Tragically, while descending from an altitude of 4,900 meters near the summit, the Ukrainian tourist lost balance and plummeted to the ground, sustaining head injuries.
The gravity of the situation prompted the group’s guide to…
