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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Man drowns in Ashkelon; girl, 4, in serious condition after near-drowning in Tel Aviv
A man in his 40s has drowned at an Ashkelon beach.
The man was pulled out of the water unconscious. Paramedics who arrived on the scene declared him dead after resuscitation efforts.
Around the same time, a four-year-old girl was pulled out of a pool at a Tel Aviv country club without a pulse or respiration. Paramedics managed to restore her vitals and rushed her to the city’s Ichilov Medical Center in serious condition.