The 15-year-old boy who drowned at Palmachim beach earlier today has been pronounced dead, according to Yedioth Ahronoth.
A 15-year-old boy who was swept out to sea at Palmachim beach in Rishon LeZion earlier today has been pronounced dead, according to Yedioth Ahronoth. The announcement, confirmed by medical personnel, marks the tragic conclusion to an operation that began with a report of three teenagers caught in a current near the unmarked beach. The death was confirmed shortly after the boy was located among the rocks by a Fire and Rescue Services diver and evacuated to Wolfson Medical Center in Holon while undergoing CPR, as reported by The Zioneer earlier.
The sequence of events unfolded rapidly Wednesday afternoon. At 17:55 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that two of the three teens had been rescued safely while a search continued for the third. Minutes later, further reports confirmed the missing teenager was found in critical condition by rescue divers. Within the same hour, initial reports of a drowning were followed by a confirmation from ZAKA that the 15-year-old had been pulled from the water without vital signs and pronounced dead, with search efforts concluding at 19:10 Jerusalem. A later update by Yedioth Ahronoth now officially states the boy's death.
This incident is the latest in a series of drownings along Israel's coast this season, as The Zioneer has reported. On Friday, two 21-year-old men drowned at Jerusalem Beach in Rishon LeZion and were hospitalized in moderate-serious condition. A 16-year-old boy and a 30-year-old man drowned at an unmarked beach near Beit Yanai the same afternoon. Late Tuesday night, a man drowned off the Nahariya coast. The Palmachim beach, which is not a designated swimming area, has been a recurring site of such incidents.
No further details about the circumstances leading to the three teens being swept away have been released by authorities. The exact condition of the two rescued teenagers has not been specified beyond being rescued safely.
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