Bride-to-be plunges to death moments after proposal in Turkey

A bride-to-be tragically died after plunging from a clifftop in Turkey, just moments after her boyfriend proposed.

A bride-to-be tragically died after plunging from a 100-foot (30m) clifftop, just moments after her boyfriend proposed.

Yesim Demir, 39, and her boyfriend Nizamettin Gursu were at the romantic spot at Polente Cape in Canakkale in Turkey to watch the sunset, The Sun reports.

The pair chose the location as they wanted to celebrate their engagement.

Yesim Demir and Nizamettin Gursu. Picture: Newsflash

Gursu reportedly went back to the car to get a picnic when he suddenly heard a scream.

He rushed back, only to find that his new fiance had tumbled off the cliff.

The woman initially survived the plunge, which happened on the evening of July 6. But after 45 minutes of resuscitation efforts, medics declared her dead.

‘We chose it to have a romantic memory after the proposal. We drank some alcohol. Everything happened at once. She lost her balance and fell down.’ Picture: Newsflash

“We chose it to have a romantic memory after the proposal. We drank some alcohol. Everything happened at once. She lost her balance and fell down,” Gursu told local media.

Authorities immediately closed off the area and opened an investigation, according to reports, with access to the cliff only allowed again “in a controlled manner”.

Yesim died moments after her boyfriend proposed in Turkey. Picture: Newsflash

She plunged more than 30m to her death. Picture: Newsflash

“This is a place where everyone comes and watches the sunset,” one of Demir’s friends told local media.

“However, the roads are very bad and there is no precaution on the edge of the cliff.

“A fence should be drawn here, precautions should be taken.”

This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission