MDA paramedic recounts rescue of 25-year-old from public pool

A 25-year-old man was pulled from a public pool on Sunday evening in serious condition, unconscious. MDA paramedic Oz Cohen Matzliach told N12: 'We saw the young man unconscious after he was pulled from the water. We gave him life-saving treatment and evacuated him to hospital in serious condition.'

The Zioneer reported earlier this evening that a 25-year-old man was pulled from a public pool in Rehovot and evacuated to Kaplan Hospital in serious condition. MDA paramedic Oz Cohen Matzliach, who was part of the rescue team, now provides a firsthand account of the incident to N12. The victim remains in serious condition.

3 developments

1. 21:32 · 9 AugLatest

   MDA paramedic provides details on the rescue and life-saving treatment.

2. 21:14 · 9 Aug

   Incident confirmed at a public pool in Rehovot; victim at Kaplan Hospital.

3. 21:11 · 9 Aug

   Young man, 25, in serious condition after drowning in public pool in Shfela

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