This is the baffling moment a man tries to save his donkey with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on a tourist beach in Turkey.
The owner – identified as Mehmet D. in local media – had been swimming with his pet ass at the busy Kleopatra Beach, in Alanya resort, in Antalya Province.
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But when the poor donkey disappeared beneath the waves, Mehmet D. dragged it back to the shore and frantically tried to revive it, local media reported on 29th October.
A video of the bizarre scene showed the man giving the twitching animal the kiss of life in an attempt to revive it.
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But the resuscitation bid failed, leaving Mehmet D. sobbing and hugging the dead beast surrounded by a group of tourists and beach users.
Antalya Police took Mehmet D. to the police station where he was interrogated.
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The video that immediately spread on social media platforms outraged netizens who did not hold back from commenting.
A netizen said: “The owner of the animal should be penalised!”
Crews from the Alanya Municipality Cleaning Affairs Directorate removed the animal’s corpse from the beach sometime later.
They reportedly buried it in a location unknown to media.