Israeli media report that the two teenage girls who drowned in the Jordan River on Saturday have been identified. Hala Azam, 13, and Amman Kamal Khair, 15, both residents of Abu Snan in the Galilee, were swept away by the current and found dead after search operations.
Israeli media have identified both teenage girls who drowned in the Jordan River earlier Saturday. i24NEWS reported that the first victim was Hala Azam, 13, and shortly afterward the second victim was confirmed as Amman Kamal Khair, 15 — both residents of Abu Snan in the Galilee. The teens were swept away by the current during an outing; after three hours of searching, Azam's body was found, and Kamal Khair was located five hours later by Golan Rescue Unit volunteers.
The Zioneer's thread began at 20:12 Jerusalem with initial reports of a single 13-year-old girl drowning. Over successive updates, the story expanded: first reports of a second missing person, then confirmation of two 13-year-old girls missing, followed by the recovery of the second body after a five-hour search. By 20:12, both victims were identified by name, with Kamal Khair's age later corrected to 15. The source moved from initial MDA and police statements to named identification by multiple Israeli news outlets.
The drownings come amid a deadly season on Israel's waterways. As The Zioneer reported Friday night, six people drowned at beaches across the country within hours, and MDA has treated 70 drowning victims since the start of the swimming season, including nine fatalities. A separate incident involving a 13-year-old girl in a pool in the Modi'in region was reported on June 16.
No further details on the circumstances of the Jordan River incident have been released, and it remains unverified whether any supervision or safety measures were in place at the time of the drowning.
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