Israeli Police are investigating the discovery of a body that washed ashore on a beach near Zikhron Yaakov on Wednesday afternoon, according to Ynet. Officers have closed the scene and are working to identify the body and determine the circumstances.
Police have closed off a beach near Zikhron Yaakov after a body was reported washed ashore on Wednesday afternoon, according to Ynet. Officers are investigating the circumstances and working to identify the deceased. No further details have been released. The incident is the latest in a series of coastal discoveries and drownings reported along Israel's shoreline this summer. As The Zioneer has reported, a missing person was found dead in the Herzliya marina in early July, and several drowning incidents have occurred on beaches from Nahariya to Rishon LeZion.
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