Eilat resident arrested over fatal boating accident at Neviot Beach

Police arrested a 33-year-old Eilat resident yesterday thought to be involved in a fatal boating accident last week at Neviot Beach.

On Wednesday, a boat capsized off the resort city’s coast after taking a sharp turn, killing 21-year-old Yitzhak Lizerowitz and injuring nine others. Lizerowitz, a Breslov Hasid who lived in Tiberias with his wife and infant daughter, was buried in Jerusalem the day after the accident.

Police arrested the boat’s 24-year-old operator Wednesday night on suspicion of manslaughter, claiming he acted with negligence, and seized his vessel. It is unclear what role the suspect arrested today is thought to have played in the incident.

Today, the Eilat Magistrate’s Court extend the detention of both suspects until Thursday as police continue their investigation.