By Roksana Panashchuk For Mailonline
Published: 21:11 BST, 14 May 2019 | Updated: 21:15 BST, 14 May 2019
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A mother-of-two is fighting for her life after being dragged into a large fan used to inflate a hot air balloon in Turkey.
Russian tourist Tatiana Golden, 62, was about to have a romantic ride in the balloon in Cappadocia when the horrific events unfolded.
It was due to be her first flight and she filmed every moment on her smartphone.
Russian tourist Tatiana Golden, 62, was about to have a romantic ride in a hot air balloon in Cappadocia
As she was filming the balloon filling up, she walked past the fan and her silk scarf was pulled in by it
In the process, she approached a large fan that was used to inflate her balloon.
At one point the long silk scarf on her neck was pulled into the fan and dragged her into it.
Mrs Golden suffered a horrific blow after being thrown into the air by the powerful air flow produced by the fan.
Her friend Tatiana Chursova, who knows the details of the incident, said to local media: 'The powerful airflow threw her into the air like a rag doll.
'She landed head-first on the stone ground and badly injured her head.'
Mrs Golden was rushed to the nearby city of Nevşehir in a coma and admitted to the intensive care unit.
