Yaakov (Kobi) Yadid, 35, a father of four from Jerusalem, drowned during a family vacation in Limassol, Cyprus, according to N12. His body was found by a drone after a two-hour search. ZAKA and the Foreign Ministry are working to bring his body to Israel for burial.
Yaakov (Kobi) Yadid, 35, a father of four from Jerusalem, drowned during a family vacation in Limassol, Cyprus, according to N12. His body was located by a drone after a two-hour search. ZAKA and the Israeli Foreign Ministry are coordinating efforts to repatriate his remains for burial in Israel.
The Zioneer first reported the incident at 12:41 Jerusalem, initially identifying the victim as a 34-year-old Jerusalem resident. At that time, N12 reported that the body had been spotted by a paraglider. Later Wednesday, at 00:07 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that the victim had been identified as Kobi Yadid, 35, a father of four, who disappeared in the water in front of his wife and children. The current update from N12 provides additional details, clarifying that the body was located using a drone, not a paraglider, and that ZAKA is involved in the repatriation process.
As The Zioneer has reported, drowning incidents have occurred in recent weeks, including the drowning of a father whose son was murdered on October 7 at Ashdod beach, and three men in northern Israel beaches.
The exact circumstances of the drowning remain unclear. The timeline for the repatriation of Yadid's remains to Israel has not been announced.
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