‘Don’t worry, we are well-prepared… it will be fun and wet,’ organizers of flash flood hike told participants

Organizers of the Bnei Tzion pre-military academy hike, in which nine teenagers died in a flash flood, told participants before setting off that they shouldn’t be worried about storm forecasts as they were “well prepared.”

Revealed by Kan news, a WhatApp message sent to the participants of the “bonding trip” were told that the hike would be “fun and wet and an experience.”

The participants had enrolled in the Bnei Tzion school and were set to begin the year-long program there in the coming months. The hike was organized by current students.

In the message they were told to bring “a rain coat,” “a rain cover for your bags,” and “a change of dry clothes in case you need.”

“Don’t worry,” the message read, “we are well-prepared for the hike and the academy has checked with the relevant authorities. It will be fun and wet and an experience!”