Magen David Adom paramedic Ben Zion Tetro, who treated the man at Hof Chofit beach, said marine police brought the victim to shore unconscious and without pulse. Medics performed checks and pronounced him dead at the scene.
Magen David Adom paramedic Ben Zion Tetro, who treated the victim at Hof Chofit beach in Ashkelon, said marine police pulled the man from the water unconscious and without a pulse. Medics performed checks and pronounced him dead at the scene. This firsthand account, reported on Sunday morning, follows the identification of the victim as a 39-year-old Moldovan national.
The Zioneer's published record of the incident began at 22:31 Jerusalem on Saturday, with a report of a large-scale search for a missing person at Hof Chofit beach. Subsequent updates at the same time noted that the search intensified, that the body of the missing man was found, and that police confirmed the discovery. The victim was identified as a 39-year-old Moldovan national. The paramedic's account corroborates the sequence of events.
This summer has seen a series of drowning fatalities along Israel's coastline. As The Zioneer reported on July 1, a man drowned off Nahariya; on July 3, a 25-year-old drowned off Rishon LeZion; and on July 17, a man was in critical condition after drowning at an Ashkelon beach. The current incident is the latest in this pattern.
The exact circumstances that led to the drowning remain unclear. No further details have been released about the events prior to the victim's rescue.
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