The toddler who drowned in a private pool in Ashkelon has been pronounced dead, according to reports. The confirmation follows The Zioneer's earlier report at 19:03 that an infant had drowned in the same incident.
The toddler who drowned in a private pool in Ashkelon has been pronounced dead, according to reports. The confirmation follows a sequence of reports Thursday afternoon and evening.
The Zioneer first reported the incident at 17:29 Jerusalem, when Magen David Adom (MDA) medics were performing CPR on a toddler approximately 1.5 years old. Subsequent reports identified the victim as a 6-month-old infant girl. At 19:03, The Zioneer reported that the infant had been pronounced dead. The current report describes the victim as a toddler; the exact age remains unclear.
The incident is the latest in a string of drowning tragedies involving young children in private pools this summer. As The Zioneer has reported, similar fatal incidents occurred in recent weeks in Beit She'an, Kfar Saba, and Kadima Zoran.
The circumstances of the drowning remain under investigation. No further details have been released.
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