She had been missing for days: Architect Ece Gürel has been found alive! Here is the reaction to that moment

Architect Ece Gürel, missing in Belgrad Forest since Sunday, found alive

MAG-AME volunteer Turan Altun, upon seeing Gürel, shouted: "We found her!" He described the moment: "When we first found her, her lips were trembling, and her eyes were open. But since 72 hours had passed, her body was completely frozen."

Landscape architect Ece Gürel, who had been missing for days, was found with minor injuries by search and rescue teams. After initial medical intervention, she was taken to the hospital. One of the rescuers, MAG-AME volunteer Turan Altun, shared details of the rescue.

Her reaction after warming up was remarkable

Turan Altun, a volunteer from the Neighborhood Disaster Volunteers - Emergency Response Association (MAG-AME), described the scene: "When we first found her, her lips were trembling, and her eyes were open, but after 72 hours in the cold, her body had completely frozen. We covered her with a thermal blanket and gave her our jackets."

"Six minutes after her body started warming up, she began making sounds and shouting. We realized that she was regaining consciousness, and her screams were proof of that. It made us even happier. Then, we carried her for 2 kilometers to the main road."

The rescuer who found Ece shared his experience

Altun stated that he joined the search around 9:00 PM: "We were given coordinates from 5:00 AM to 1:00 PM. We searched the 6th and 7th sectors with a total of 16 people, maintaining a 5-meter distance between us. Four riot police teams ensured our security."

"We conducted a search in 30-meter-wide angles. As the Neighborhood Disaster Volunteers - Emergency Response Association, we have been actively involved in such operations for a long time. At that moment, my teammate and I were side by side. When I saw her, I immediately shouted: ‘We found her!’"