A 13-year-old girl was pronounced dead after being pulled from the Jordan River on Saturday evening without pulse or breathing, i24NEWS reports. Police and rescue crews continue searching for a second missing person in the same area.
A 13-year-old girl drowned in the Jordan River on Saturday evening, with rescue crews locating her body after extensive searches. According to Magen David Adom (MDA), the call was received at 17:05. MDA paramedic Eli Ben Zaken reported that after prolonged searches by firefighting and rescue teams, the girl was found unconscious, without pulse or breathing; medical checks confirmed her death at the scene. Police confirmed the fatality and stated that searches for a second missing person in the same area are ongoing, with a joint command post operating at the site, including Israel Police, Fire and Rescue Services, and additional forces. The identity of the second missing person has not yet been released. As The Zioneer reported at 20:21, this is a developing search and rescue operation, and only one fatality has been confirmed—the second missing person is still unaccounted for.
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