Magen David Adom paramedics pronounced a man approximately 40 years old dead after he was pulled unconscious from the sea near Hof Chofit beach in Ashkelon. Marine police brought him to shore, but he had no signs of life, according to the MDA spokesperson.
Magen David Adom reported Sunday morning that a man in his 40s drowned off Hof Chofit beach in Ashkelon after being pulled unconscious from the sea by marine police. Paramedics pronounced him dead on the shore. The incident is the latest development in a sequence that began with a search for a missing person at the beach on Saturday evening.
The Zioneer tracked the story from Saturday evening: at 22:31 Jerusalem, initial reports of a large-scale search for a missing person who entered the water were published. Within the same timeframe, rescue forces intensified searches, and by Sunday morning the body of a missing man was discovered. Israel Police confirmed the discovery, and later that evening authorities identified the victim as a 39-year-old Moldovan national. MDA's Sunday report now places the victim's age at approximately 40, a slight variation from the earlier identification.
The Zioneer has reported on multiple drowning incidents along Israel's coast this summer, including a 50-year-old man in critical condition at an Ashkelon beach on July 17, a man who drowned off Nahariya on July 1, and a 25-year-old who drowned off Rishon LeZion on July 3. These incidents underscore the ongoing risks at beaches during the summer season.
While the victim's identity has been established, authorities have not officially released his name pending family notification.
7 developments
- DevelopingMan in critical condition after being pulled from water at Ashkelon beach — MDA
- StrongUnconscious man rescued from water off Haifa beach, evacuated in critical condition
- DevelopingMan drowns off Nahariya coast despite rescue effort
- DevelopingMan, 25, drowns off Rishon LeZion coast — second such event on the same beach this evening
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