Rescuers missed man who died in flooded car

13 December 2016, 4:53 pm

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Medics say that a 74-year old man who died this morning in Haifa after the car he was driving became stuck in a flooded underpass, was apparently missed by rescuers who saved another person stranded nearby.

The Magen David Adom rescue service says the man was apparently in the car for several hours before anyone reached him. He died of hypothermia.

But several hours earlier a woman was rescued by fire and rescue services just several meters away, and responders did not see the man who had apparently climbed into the back seat.

Ynet says police and fire services are trading blame for missing the man and failing to call in a diver to check the mostly submerged vehicle.