The holidaymaker was described by his family as "a young man full of personality, kindness and compassion with his whole life ahead of him". A UK government spokeswoman said: "We are assisting the family of a British man who has died in Turkey.

"I got a phone call from my sister and she just said that Tyler had been found in the lift shaft at the hotel," Mr Price told the PA news agency. "An ambulance team were attending to him but unfortunately they weren't able to resuscitate him,

A young Essex man has died while on holiday in Turkey after he's believed to have fallen down a lift shaft. Tyler Kerry, 20, from Pitsea, had been travelling in the country with his girlfriend and family members when he died.

A 20-year-old British man who was on holiday in Turkey has been found dead at the bottom of a lift shaft. The body of Tyler Kerry, from Essex, was discovered on Friday morning at his hotel in Antalya.

A British man has died from his injuries after being found in a hotel lift shaft while on a family holiday. 20-year-old Tyler Kerry, from Basildon, Essex, was visiting Antalya, Turkey when he was found at the bottom of the lift shaft of his hotel early morning Friday.