Two people were feared missing on Tuesday morning after a crane toppled in stormy weather near the southern city of Ashkelon.
A police statement said the crane had collapsed due to strong winds at the Rutenberg power station on the coast near the city.
The structure had apparently been located on a pier and fallen into water.
Rescuers were dispatched to the scene during the pre-dawn hours after two men were thought lost offshore.
One of the men was found shortly after with light injuries, but as daylight broke, police said a fisherman who had been in the area was also feared lost in the incident, bringing the toll back up to two.
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Police, including marine units, along with navy forces, divers and medical first responders were assisting in the rescue effort and the Israel Electric Corporation set up an investigation.
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