A tragic drowning occurred involving a four-year-old girl at a private nursery pool that was reportedly too deep for young children.
The heartbreaking event unfolded on August 12 in the Suleymaniye district of Inegol, located in Turkey’s Bursa Province.
Video footage shows nursery staff desperately attempting to revive Berra Dizi after she was found motionless in the water, with a swimming instructor pulling her out of the pool.
Emergency responders, including a nurse present at the scene, administered first aid before paramedics transported Berra to a local hospital. She was later moved to Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Education and Research Hospital, where she sadly passed away in intensive care a week later.
Investigations revealed that the pool used for the nursery’s summer activities measured 74 centimeters (29 inches) in depth, exceeding the safety guideline limit of 50 centimeters (19 inches) for children’s pools.
Further findings indicated the absence of a certified lifeguard during the incident, and that the swimming instructor was not inside the pool supervising the children at the time.
A detailed 12-page report commissioned by prosecutors disclosed that Berra’s mother had reported her daughter experienced febrile seizures twice during infancy but had been seizure-free for two years and was no longer on medication, as advised by her doctor.
The nursery suggested that Berra’s drowning was linked to an epileptic seizure occurring in the pool, implying the tragedy was due to her medical condition rather than negligence.
Berra’s parents strongly disputed this explanation, emphasizing that their daughter had outgrown her childhood seizures and had no ongoing health issues.
Hospital documentation confirmed drowning as the cause of death, according to the family, who accused the seizure claim of being a tactic to avoid accountability. The report assigned primary responsibility to the nursery operator, E.B.O., and secondary responsibility to the swimming instructor, N.T.
Additionally, Berra’s parents were also cited as primarily responsible for allegedly withholding complete medical information, a charge they vehemently rejected as unjust. Her father, Ismail Dizi, criticized the expert panel, noting that two members were mechanical engineers who improperly issued medical judgments instead of focusing on safety evaluations.
He further condemned the nursery for operating without the necessary permits and lacking essential safety measures, asserting that the facility should never have been authorized to maintain a pool.
Moum Beyza Turan, another parent, shared that families were instructed not to send their children with arm floaties on that day and expressed her belief that adherence to safety protocols could have prevented the tragedy.
Despite the ongoing investigation, the nursery remains operational. Beyza Turan remains determined to pursue justice for her daughter’s untimely death.
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