Inbar Twizer of N12 published footage of the helicopter evacuation of a 4-year-old boy who drowned in a pool in Sdot Micha, in the Mateh Yehuda region. The child was airlifted to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital while receiving CPR and remains in critical condition.
N12 reporter Inbar Twizer this evening published footage documenting the helicopter evacuation of a 4-year-old boy who drowned in a pool at Sdot Micha, a community in the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. The child was airlifted to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital while medical teams performed CPR, and his condition remains critical. The footage provides visual confirmation of the rescue operation that had been reported in earlier updates.
Earlier Monday, Magen David Adom reported at 17:12 that a toddler, initially described as about two years old, was in critical condition after drowning in a pool in Sdot Micha, with CPR underway. By 17:42, MDA confirmed the incident location. At 18:03, MDA updated that the toddler was being evacuated by helicopter to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital. Minutes later, at 18:05, N12's Twizer confirmed the evacuation. The child's age has since been clarified as 4 years old.
Pool drownings remain a recurring concern in Israel. As The Zioneer reported on July 4, MDA paramedics recounted the rescue of 6-year-old Adar Gitzis after a pool drowning, and on July 10, a child was evacuated in stable condition from a private pool in Bnei Brak.
The child's condition remains critical with ongoing CPR. No further details on his identity or prognosis have been released.
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