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According to Turkish media, Chechnya Republic head Ramzan Kadyrov was almost drowned Thursday while on vacation in the Turkish resort town of Bodrum.
The incident is said to have occurred at a five-star hotel in Bodrum’s Kayner district in Mula.
According to media reports, when Kadyrov “started suddenly losing consciousness,” he entered the water for a swim and slid under the surface.
Turkish Coast Guard officers and hotel staff noticed he was suffering and intervened.
Emergency responders provided first aid on-site before moving Kadyrov to a private clinic.
News sources said he was found to be “not in a life-threatening condition” after receiving medical evaluations and observations.
There are no official statements yet released by the Chechnya authorities.
The 48-year-old Chechnya leader, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was on vacation on the Aegean coast when the incident occurred.
The Kremlin has made his own rules and sacrifices, but has relied on Kadyrov to maintain stability in the North Caucasus after years of chaos.
Ramzan inherited his position from his father Ahmad Kadyrov, the turncoat who first declared a war against Moscow during the first Chechnya conflict.
By the time of the Second Chechen War in 1999, both Akhmad and Ramzan, who served as their father’s personal drivers and bodyguards, had died on the Russian side.
Both Putin became the ones that were appointed Russian Prime Minister by the then FSB Director – and Kadyrov became prominent during the Second Chechen War.
Kadyrov has since been criticized for using opponents of extrajudicial killing, torture and silencing, but Russian authorities have walled the demands for an investigation.
The health of Chechnya leaders is reportedly deteriorating rapidly and are said to have tried to resign in May. However, according to reports, Putin is opposed to the fact that his 17-year-old son, Adam, is being handed over to Kadyrov.
Bodrum is a popular destination among the region’s elite, including the wealthy people and Russians.
