The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/hiking-accident/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:11:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png hiking accident | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/hiking-accident/ 32 32 Isak Andic, founder of Spanish fashion brand Mango, dies in hiking accident, aged 71 https://www.timesofisrael.com/isak-andic-founder-of-spanish-fashion-brand-mango-dies-in-hiking-accident-aged-71/ Sun, 15 Dec 2024 02:42:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3439840 Jewish billionaire reportedly falls from 150-meter cliff near Barcelona; Spanish PM lauds him for his 'hard work and business vision'

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]]> Israeli hiker recounts spending 16 hours injured, alone on freezing Georgia mountain https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-hiker-recounts-spending-16-hours-injured-alone-on-freezing-georgia-mountain/ Wed, 26 Oct 2022 09:52:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2859584 Sagi Ayalot never lost hope his friends would manage to call for help after 30-meter fall down snowy cliff in country's north; chopper finally spotted him on following morning

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]]> Elderly man drowns in Jordan River; woman rescued after falling into Banias Stream https://www.timesofisrael.com/elderly-man-drowns-in-jordan-river-woman-rescued-after-falling-into-banias-stream/ Sat, 18 Jun 2022 13:11:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2783048 Three others hurt on Haifa, Ashkelon and Tel Aviv beaches, latest in series of water-related accidents; on Friday, a 15-year-old died in hospital after drowning in the Jordan River

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]]> Park volunteer dies in fall while rescuing family of hikers who ran out of water https://www.timesofisrael.com/park-volunteer-dies-in-fall-while-rescuing-family-of-hikers-who-ran-out-of-water/ Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:27:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2620013 Peretz Giladi, 72, trips when helping family in Amud Stream Nature Reserve; Giladi had obtained ministerial permission to continue volunteering for rescue unit despite his age

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]]> Seattle hiker dies in ER — and is brought back to life https://www.timesofisrael.com/seattle-hiker-dies-in-er-and-is-brought-back-to-life/ Sat, 14 Nov 2020 23:52:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2429883 Michael Knapinski's heart stopped for 45 minutes before doctors were able to revive him with artificial life support; two days later, he woke up

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]]> 70-year-old man falls to his death while hiking near Dead Sea https://www.timesofisrael.com/70-year-old-man-falls-to-his-death-while-hiking-near-dead-sea/ Thu, 02 Jan 2020 19:20:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2213141 Accident comes only months after a 21-year-old died in a fall from a 30-meter cliff in the Judean Desert

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]]> Hiker dies in fall from cliff near Dead Sea https://www.timesofisrael.com/hiker-dies-in-fall-from-cliff-near-dead-sea/ Tue, 29 Oct 2019 01:15:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2172714 After hours of search efforts, rescuers find body of 21-year-old Yerachmiel Yeshayahu, who plummeted off 30-meter ledge in Judean Desert

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]]> Israeli tourist falls to his death while hiking in Spain https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-tourist-falls-to-his-death-while-hiking-in-spain/ Mon, 09 Sep 2019 10:31:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2144776 Embassy in Madrid working to return the body of 22-year-old Suf Adler, who reportedly plunged 30 meters at the Sierra de Guara mountains

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]]> Man dies after falling off cliff in northern Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-dies-after-falling-off-cliff-in-northern-israel/ Thu, 02 Nov 2017 21:17:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1723067 First responders rescue his wife who was climbing with him; separately, man dies in zipline accident

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]]> Israeli man dies while hiking in Spain’s Pyrenees https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-man-dies-while-hiking-in-spains-pyrenees/ Wed, 13 Sep 2017 08:15:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1692792 Embassy in Madrid working to return to Israel the body of 28-year-old who reportedly succumbed to hypothermia after losing his way

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]]> Israeli hiker found dead in river in Georgia https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-hiker-found-dead-in-river-in-georgia/ Fri, 21 Jul 2017 15:38:46 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1662628 Yonatan Adler, 18, from Jerusalem, apparently fell while crossing a bridge; dozens of Israelis took part in search

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]]> Israeli hiker killed in fall in Himalayas https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-hiker-killed-in-fall-in-himalayas/ Wed, 19 Oct 2016 16:08:59 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1482546 56-year-old Ariel Frajman was trekking in northern India with wife and son when he fell into a gorge

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]]> Passover vacationers throng beaches, hiking trails https://www.timesofisrael.com/passover-vacationers-fill-beaches-hiking-trails-beyond-capacity/ Sun, 24 Apr 2016 20:36:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1380982 Authorities restrict access to Sea of Galilee as tens of thousands descend on area

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]]> Israeli dies in fall during Romania mountain trek https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-dies-in-fall-during-romania-mountain-trek/ Tue, 29 Sep 2015 16:04:07 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1257683 Tour guide Noam Avnon drowned while helping a hiker on a treacherous trail; 24 Israelis rescued from landslide in Morocco

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]]> American tourist, 20, plunges to death at Masada https://www.timesofisrael.com/american-tourist-20-plunges-to-death-at-masada/ Tue, 19 May 2015 14:14:22 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1185220 In separate incident, 56 US students extricated from hike in southern Israel amid searingly hot weather

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