Two Jump From Pancevo Bridge Into Tamis, One Dies

Two young men jumped from a bridge over the Tamis river in Pancevo this morning at around 9 a.m. According to media reports, the jump was witnessed by local fishermen who happened to be on the riverbank at the time and immediately called emergency services.

The body of one of the men was pulled from the water. He was identified by the initials E.B., a 27-year-old citizen of Turkey.

Sources differ on what happened during the rescue. The Novosti news portal reports that the young man was showing signs of life when he was pulled out of the river but died shortly after despite doctors’ efforts. Kurir writes that death was pronounced once he had been taken from the water and resuscitation had been attempted. Sputnik, citing Tanjug, states that the ambulance crew on the scene could only confirm the death of the person pulled from the river.

The Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Pancevo said the on-duty prosecutor, working with the Pancevo Police Department, carried out an on-site investigation and ordered an autopsy of the body to determine the cause of death.

The prosecutor’s office added that it is continuing to take steps to establish all the circumstances under which the man died, and that, together with other state authorities, it is searching for the second person believed to be in the Tamis.

According to Sputnik, the search for the second man is still under way, and divers are expected to join the effort. Kurir published the prosecutor’s office statement at 12:48 p.m., when the search was still ongoing.

Novosti reports, unofficially, that both young men are Turkish nationals.