Man run over by boat, killed in Sea of Galilee

In a separate incident ten-year-old boy hit by a jet ski and lightly wounded

By ToI Staff 16 June 2018, 2:46 pm 1

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View of the Sea of Galilee, northern Israel, April 19, 2017. (Isaac Harari/Flash90)

A 30-year-old man was killed Saturday after he was hit by a boat while riding a jet ski in the Sea of Galilee, medics said.

The man was pulled from the water at the Harpaz beach in a critical condition and Magen David Adom medics tried to revive him, but were forced to declare him dead.

Police said they were investigating the incident, but had not yet found the driver of the boat.

In a separate incident, a 10-year-old boy was hit by a jet ski at the Tamar beach and was lightly wounded. The 19-year-old who had been riding the jet ski was apprehended and detained for questioning after fleeing the scene.

The child was evacuated to the Poriya Hospital in Tiberias by an emergency medical team.

The Kinneret Authority reported that 12,000 vacationers visited the shores of the Sea of Galilee on Saturday, and that the beaches reached full capacity.