The owner of a bowling alley was reportedly arrested after one of their employees was allegedly crushed by a pin-setting machine, leading to their death.
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28-year-old Melike Yeter was reportedly trying to fix a malfunction in the pin-setting machine at the bowling alley inside a children's entertainment center in Çorum, Turkey, on Oct. 21, when the device slammed into her, per local outlet afyonturkeligazetesi.com.
Onlookers at the scene reportedly did their best to stabilize Yeter until paramedics arrived.
Yeter, who was reportedly just engaged to be married, went to a nearby Hitit University Erol Olçok Training and Research Hospital. There, she received treatment for undisclosed injuries. The hospital allegedly deemed Yeter to be in good health. She was reportedly released after about two and a half hours of treatment.
However, later at home, she started to feel sick and began vomiting violently. This led her to return to the hospital. It was during this second visit that doctors reportedly discovered the bowling alley employee was suffering from internal bleeding.
According to The Sun, the incident ruptured Yeter's liver. Reportedly, massive internal bleeding and more intense vomiting followed.
Bowling Alley Owner and Hospital Are Reportedly Under Investigation After Employee Is Crushed by Pin-Setting Machine
The outlet added that Yeter's fiancée even reached out to doctors he personally knew as her health rapidly deteriorated. However, it was to no avail.
The local paper evrensel.net reported that Yeter died shortly after due to a "series of oversights." She had reportedly been engaged for three months.
The exact nature of the pin-setting machine's malfunction and exactly how and to what extent the bowling alley employee was injured haven't been revealed. Regardless, according to afyonturkeligazetesi.com, the owner of the bowling alley was arrested allegedly in connection with the incident. The 34-year-old is reportedly accused of pushing Yeter into maintenance duties well beyond her training and role.
The Sun also reports that emergency room staff at the hospital Yeter went to are under investigation after allegedly failing to diagnose her extensive injuries and releasing her.
Meanwhile, Yeter was laid to rest at Ulu Cemetery following a funeral at the Ak?emseddin Mosque.
