As the Associated Press reported in June 2017, tragedy struck an unidentified water park in Akyazi, Turkey, about 90 miles east of Istanbul. Three children, aged 12, 15, and 17, died when an electrical current flowed through the water in a pool, killing them. The park’s owner, 58, and his 30-year-old son jumped into the water to try to help the guests, and they, too, were killed. Though they were taken to a hospital, their hearts had already stopped by the time they arrived, and it was too late. Further, two other people were injured from touching metal railings near the pool, according to Deutsche Welle.

Authorities at the time were unclear what caused the electrical malfunction, but noted that the park lacked a piece of equipment — a residual circuit breaker — that would have cut off the electricity.

According to the Law Offices of Jeffrey H. Feldman, swimming pool electrocution happens surprisingly often in the United States, with 33 people dying and an equal number being injured between 2002 and 2018. Similarly, a teenager died from swimming pool electrocution at a Texas hotel in 2020.