11-year-old boy found dead in Siirt's Botan River as search continues for missing father

In Siirt, Turkey, the body of 11‑year‑old Faruk Santur was recovered from the Botan River near the Botan Bridge on the Siirt‑Eruh highway. A passerby fishing on the riverbank reported the motionless child, prompting a 112 emergency call. Health services, the gendarmerie, Siirt Municipality Fire Department and underwater rescue teams retrieved the boy, and a post‑mortem examination confirmed his death.

Faruk's father,  Ömer Santur, remains missing. Authorities have launched a renewed search operation, scheduled to resume at 05:00 with diver teams, while the gendarmerie conducts a full investigation into the circumstances of the incident.