Woman plunges 100 feet to her death while celebrating her engagement

Horror as woman, 39, slips and plunges 100 feet to her death while celebrating her engagement with a clifftop picnic

• Yesim Demir and Nizamettin Gursu were on holiday at Polente Cape in Turkey
• They were celebrating their engagement when the 39-year-old fell to her death 

A 39-year-old woman slipped and plunged 100ft to her death while she was celebrating her engagement with a clifftop picnic in a scenic spot in Turkey. 

Yesim Demir was on holiday with her boyfriend Nizamettin Gursu at Polente Cape in Canakkale, a city in north-western Turkey in the Marmara region, when the tragic accident happened.

He had just proposed to her and they went up to the cliff to celebrate with a picnic while watching the sunset.

Gursu then reportedly left to get the picnic supplies from the car, but said that he suddenly heard a scream. 

He rushed back, only to find that his new fiancée had tumbled off the cliff.

Yesim Demir (left) was on holiday with her boyfriend Nizamettin Gursu (right) at Polente Cape in Canakkale, a city in north-western Turkey in the Marmara region, when the tragic accident happened

He had just proposed to her and they went up to the cliff to celebrate with a picnic while watching the sunset. Gursu then reportedly left to get the picnic supplies from the car, but said that he suddenly heard a scream. He rushed back, only to find that his new fiancee (pictured here) had tumbled off the cliff

She fell 104 feet (32 metres) and reportedly survived the plunge in the evening of July 6, but died of her injuries shortly after, despite medics – who her fiance had called – attempting to resuscitate her for 45 minutes

She fell 104ft (32m) and reportedly survived the plunge in the evening of July 6, but died of her injuries shortly after, despite medics – who her fiance had called – attempting to resuscitate her for 45 minutes.

A devastated Gursu told local media: ‘We chose the cliffs to have a romantic memory after the proposal. We drank some alcohol. Everything happened at once. She lost her balance and fell down.’

A devastated Gursu told local media: ‘We chose the cliffs to have a romantic memory after the proposal. We drank some alcohol. Everything happened at once. She lost her balance and fell down’

The authorities immediately closed off the area and opened an investigation, with access to the cliff only being allowed again ‘in a controlled manner’ as of July 15. This means no pedestrians or vehicles are allowed in the area within 15-20 minutes of sunset, according to reports

Gursu previously said that he wanted to propose to Demir at sunset and therefore chose the cliffs for the romantic moment

The authorities immediately closed off the area and opened an investigation, with access to the cliff only being allowed again ‘in a controlled manner’ as of July 15.

This means no pedestrians or vehicles are allowed in the area within 15-20 minutes of sunset, according to reports.

One of Demir’s mourning friends told local media: ‘This is a place where everyone comes and watches the sunset.

‘However, the roads are very bad and there is no precaution on the edge of the cliff. A fence should be drawn here, precautions should be taken.’

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