Palestinian teen drowns at Judean Desert canyon stream

A view of the Wadi Qelt stream, in the Judean Desert in the West Bank on January 24, 2015. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
A view of the Wadi Qelt stream, in the Judean Desert in the West Bank on January 24, 2015. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

An 18-year-old Palestinian has drowned at the Ein Prat (Wadi Qelt) stream in the Judean Desert in the West Bank, just outside Jerusalem, medics say.

The Magen David Adom ambulance service says its medics, military medics, and rescue volunteers treated the young man at the scene, but were forced to pronounce him dead.

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