Missing soldier’s gun found at Uludağ, prompting rescue searches for his body

BURSA – Doğan News Agency

Lieutenant Kazım Topaç’s gun, computer, t-shirt and shoes were found at Uludağ by the rescue teams who went to the scene to rescue another man. DHA Photo

A lieutenant who went missing almost a year ago is being searched for at Uludağ Mountain in the province of Bursa after his gun and computer were coincidentally found at the scene.

Lieutenant Kazım Topaç, who was Köşk District’s Gendarmerie commander in the Aydın province, went missing on April 26, 2013 in Bursa where he went without informing his family.

Topaç’s gun, computer, t-shirt and shoes were found at Uludağ by the rescue teams who went to the scene to rescue another man who fell from the edge while attempting to commit suicide.

A young man attempted to commit suicide by jumping from an edge of the mountain. He fell from the edge while the rescue teams were trying to convince him to give up his attempt. The young man was seriously injured and hospitalized after being rescued.

Around 150 people are searching for Topaç at the scene.