Horrifying moment man falls to his death on his birthday while posing on top of a cliff for a photograph
- Clip shows Halil Dağ posing for photos at historic Urfa Castle in southern Turkey
- He leaps down from a rock only to lose his footing and stumble over a cliff edge
- Halil, who was celebrating his birthday, plunged 150ft down the cliff to his death
This is the horrifying moment a man fell to his death on his birthday while posing on top of a cliff for a photo.
Footage shows Halil Dağ leaping down off a rock at the historic Urfa Castle in southern Turkey before losing his balance and tumbling off a cliff edge.
Despite scrambling to grab hold of something to stop his fall, the 39-year-old father-of-eight plunged 150ft, landing near a Kurdish restaurant at the bottom.
Horrifying footage captures the moment a man fell to his death on his birthday while posing on top of a cliff for a photo. Halil Dağ jumped from a rock (pictured) in Turkey before losing his footing
Footage shows Halil Dağ leaping down off a rock above the historic Urfa Castle in southern Turkey before losing his balance (pictured) and tumbling off the cliff edge
Despite scrambling to grab hold of something to stop his fall, the father-of-eight plunged down 150ft, landing near a Kurdish restaurant at the bottom
He was taken to a nearby hospital in a critical condition but was later declared dead.
Video showed Halil leaping down over a barbed wire fence to pose for a picture at the historic site.
The clip captures him desperately trying to stay on his feet as he stumbled sideways.
The tragedy, which took place on Halil's birthday, happened at the historic Urfa Castle in southern Turkey
To the horror of his friends, Halil, who was celebrating his birthday, then rolls off the cliff edge.
Friends rushed over to help but it was too late.
His devastated family later interred his body at the Abdurrahman Dede Cemetery, The Sun reported.
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