The Sunday Telegraph

Five people electrocut­ed at water park in Turkey

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Two adults and three children have died after being electrocut­ed at a water park in Turkey on Friday.

The youngsters, aged 12, 15 and 17, were electrocut­ed in a pool, together with the 58-year-old manager and his son, 30, who jumped in to save them.

Two other people were hurt after touching metal railings near the pool.

Police are conducting an inquiry into what caused the incident, Dogan news agency reported. It claimed that the park in Akyazi, Sakarya province, lacked a residual-current breaker that shuts down power to prevent shocks.

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