ABC News reported that a participant in the U.S. reality television series Below Deck was arrested in Turkey following a fight in Bodrum that left a 17-year-old dead. The ABC News report, published November 12, 2026, did not name the man in its summary.
CBS News reported that Joao Franco, the yacht captain on Below Deck, and his brother were arrested over a fight that left a 17-year-old dead, according to local media reports the network cited. Its CBS News story, published November 13, 2026, called Franco a star of the program in its headline.
The two accounts differ in how they describe the man arrested. ABC News called him a participant in the show, while CBS News identified him as the yacht captain and named him. Both reports say the fight left a 17-year-old dead.
ABC News placed the fight in Bodrum and said the arrest took place in Turkey. The CBS News summary does not name a location or a country. Neither ABC News nor CBS News, in the summaries available, states how the fight began or what charges, if any, the arrested men face.
CBS News attributed its account of the arrests to local media reports. The ABC News summary does not name a source for its account. Neither report, as summarized, includes comment from the teenager's family, Turkish authorities, or representatives of the show.
The ABC News report was published a day before the CBS News story. The two accounts agree on the central facts of a fatal fight and an arrest, while differing on the arrested man's role on the show and on the level of detail each summary provides.
Sources: ABC News: Yacht captain on reality show 'Below Deck' arrested in Turkey after teenager dies; CBS News: Star of reality show "Below Deck" arrested after teenager dies.