Child lightly hurt in Eilat pool drowning

August is vacation season in Israel, and as Israelis go swimming, a spate of drownings is sweeping the country.

A seven-year-old boy is pulled from the pool by lifeguards at Eilat’s Lev Patael Hotel Monday. The boy is unconscious, but paramedics got him to Yoseftal Hospital in time, say reports. He is only lightly injured.

According to the Nana 10 news site, the incident is the third such drowning in two days. Another seven-year-old boy is in serious condition at Yoseftal Hospital after drowning in the Dan Hotel pool in the city. A two-year-old girl is also in serious condition in Assaf Harofeh Hospital in Rishon Lezion after drowning in the family’s pool.