‘It was a very difficult sight,’ says paramedic who treated flash flood victims

26 April 2018, 8:41 pm

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MDA paramedic Nir Yafit, who was on the scene when the IDF helicopters carrying the victims landed, says it was “a very difficult sight.”

“We did an initial casualty assessment, the first causalities reached us were unconscious, without a pulse and not breathing, suffering injuries and showing signs of drowning.”

“With the help of an IDF medical team we did a medical check and after a short time we declared them dead. It was a very hard feeling — we had hoped that we would be brought injured people that could be saved, but sadly, we were helpless. The casualties who reached us showed no signs of life and we could do nothing but declare them dead.”