Tourist dies after freak injury on waterslide, initially goes unnoticed by lifeguards

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Tourist dies after head injury on waterslide at luxury resort

Warning Graphic Video: A Turkish man died after going down a waterslide headfirst and hitting his head at a five-star resort in Turkey. (Newsflash)

A tourist in Turkey has died after hitting his head going down a waterslide at a luxury resort in an incident that was captured on video and went unnoticed by several other visitors at the resort.

Turkish authorities say 65-year-old Ali Cilga was visiting a five-star resort in Manavgat, Turkey, with his family when he went down a waterslide headfirst and hit his head on the concrete floor of the pool, The Mirror reported.

Video of the incident shows several swimmers swim past Cilga without noticing him before a couple of tourists realized something was wrong.

Cilga was pulled out of the pool before a man, presumably the hotel’s lifeguard, can be seen attempting to resuscitate him.

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A Turkish man died after going down a waterslide headfirst at a luxury resort. (Newsflash)

Local media reported that Cilga had been warned by lifeguards not to go down the slide headfirst.

Cilga, who has been identified as Turkish, though his hometown has not been disclosed, was taken to a hospital after the incident on June 26 and died there on July 3. 

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Ali Cilga, 65, was vacationing on holiday with his family. (Newsflash)

Local reports say Cilga was visiting the hotel with his family to celebrate the Eid al-Adha holiday.

Authorities have ordered an autopsy and the investigation into Cilga's death is ongoing.

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News of this incident comes after a 5-year-old boy was injured in Georgia after flying off a waterslide and falling 15 to 20 feet at an amusement park on July 4.