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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 625

drownings

An ambulance at Bat Yam beach on July 27, 2024 after two men drowned in heavy seas. (Magen David Adom)
July 27, 2024, 1:39 pm
Three men drown in Mediterranean as warning issued over dangerous seas
Israel Meteorological Service says serious danger of drowning and being dragged from shallow to deep waters because of strong currents
By ToI Staff
A pond at Zikim beach in southern Israel, July 27, 2015. (Lior Mizrahi/Flash90)
August 20, 2023, 2:26 am
Toddler drowns in pond at Zikim beach, in 2nd water fatality of the day
3-year-old boy dies after entering unauthorized swimming area next to ocean, as drownings for the year spike
By ToI Staff
Maayan Zvi beach in northern Israel, March 2, 2021. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
August 19, 2023, 5:57 pm
62-year-old man drowns while swimming at unauthorized beach
Man pulled out of the water at Maayan Zvi Beach, near Haifa; resuscitation efforts by paramedics failed
By ToI Staff
Dr. Dalia Fadila receives Presidential Medal of Honor from President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem, December 2022. (Screen grab)
August 5, 2023, 9:37 am
Visionary educator Dalia Fadila, Presidential Medal of Honor winner, drowns at 51
Groundbreaking founder of Arab educational and youth networks dies at Herzliya beach; last year Herzog said she built initiatives ‘in places where others had already given up’
By ToI Staff
Or Scorcero, 15, who died after drowning in a pool, July 16, 2023. (Courtesy)
July 16, 2023, 5:46 pm
Teen drowns in swimming pool in central Israel
Doctors declare Or Scorcero, 15, dead a day after incident; parents donate his organs
By Michael Horovitz
Israelis enjoy the beach on a hot summer day in Tel Aviv, June 2, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 16, 2023, 12:17 pm
Drownings in first half of beach season nearing total for entire period last year
Knesset committee to examine rising toll at the shore, which has seen 21 people lose their lives in past three months, compared to 26 in April-October 2022
By Stuart Winer
Illustrative: An Israeli lifeguard looks out at the Mediterranean Sea, at Nitzanim Beach, July 17, 2022. (Fitoussi/Flash90)
July 1, 2023, 7:37 pm
Two drown along Israel’s Mediterranean coast, others hospitalized
Four people in serious condition, including pair of teenagers
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israelis crowd a beach near Eilat, southern Israel, on April 7, 2023. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90
May 27, 2023, 7:04 pm
Diver drowns in Eilat, another hurt in a separate accident
Medics declare 52-year-old man dead on scene; nearby, 40-year-old taken to hospital with shortness of breath
By Michael Horovitz
The entrance to the ICU at Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, May 12, 2021. (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)
April 28, 2023, 2:53 pm
Toddler drowns in a family pool in southern Israel
Doctors declare death of 18-month-old shortly after arrival at hospital; police open investigation into tragedy
By Michael Horovitz
In this undated handout photo, Israeli troops take part in rescue efforts at the Sea of Galilee. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 22, 2023, 8:31 pm
Body of man found in Sea of Galilee after 4 days of searches
Rescue personnel recover remains of Israel Kisos, who was apparently swept away by strong winds after jumping off kayak to swim
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: An ambulance at the Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital in Jerusalem, on November 5, 2014. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
April 5, 2023, 6:57 pm
4-year-old drowns in pool, hours before start of Passover
Medics fight in vain for over an hour to save child’s life; 30-year-old man drowns at Tel Aviv’s Charles Clore Beach hours later
By Michael Horovitz
Henya Federman, co-director of Chabad St. Thomas, and her baby. (Courtesy/Chabad.org)
February 9, 2023, 8:43 am
Chabad emissary dies 2 months after drowning incident in which her baby was killed
Henya Federman had been on life support since November tragedy in US Virgin Islands, where she was serving with her husband and family on behalf of global organization
By ToI Staff
Palestinians carry the bodies of four Palestinian migrants who died off the Tunisian coast, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 18, 2022. (AP/ Fatima Shbair)
December 18, 2022, 10:52 pm
At mass funeral, furious Gazans blame Hamas for drowning of migrants
Mother of Palestinian who died at sea trying to reach Europe slams terror group’s leaders for living luxuriously while youth make risky journey to flee hardship in Strip
By WAFAA SHURAFA and Fares Akram
Israel's Foreign Ministry building in Jerusalem. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 16, 2022, 11:41 am
24-year-old Israeli tourist drowns during post-army trip to Laos
Foreign Ministry says consular services working to bring his body back to Israel for burial
By ToI Staff
An illustrative file photo of an ambulance on August 23, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 11, 2022, 10:10 pm
Girl, 7, drowns in hot tub in northern Israel guesthouse
Family tries to save child under phone instructions in Yarka, before she is declared dead in the hospital
By ToI Staff
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