25-year-old drowns in Sea of Galilee

The body of a 25-year-old man is pulled out of the Sea of Galilee, hours after he disappeared in the northern lake while swimming with a friend.

He is pronounced dead at the scene by the Magen David emergency service.

The man’s friend told the NRG news site the pair were swimming around 20 meters (65 feet) from the shore of Dekel beach when he disappeared.

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