Drowning

Titanic tragedy of prominent Jewish couple resurfaces in record auction

Isidor Straus, the Jewish businessman who co-founded Macy’s, drowned with his wife in the Titanic disaster. His gold pocket watch was found with them, marking their tragic end in freezing water.

 Digital art of the RMS Titanic at sunset.
Sagi Mor and his family.

Thai authorities find remains of missing Israeli tourist Sagi Mor after he drowned while saving son

A woman kisses a child as they line up to register at an evacuation center as they prepare for Super Typhoon Fung-Wong, Manila, Philippines, November 9, 2025.

Super Typhoon Fung-wong slams into Philippines, two dead

Magen David Adom teams at the Dead Sea, September 14, 2025.

70-year-old man drowns in Dead Sea


Man who nearly drowned in Sea of Galilee tests positive for coronavirus

The man, who nearly drowned on Friday in the Sea of Galilee, tested positive for coronavirus soon after and was moved in critical condition to the coronavirus care unit in the hospital.

People paddle on a stand-up paddle board in the Sea of Galilee, northern Israel November 8, 2016.

Israeli dies after drowning in Rio De Janeiro

"The Israeli consulate in Brazil, and the Foreign Affairs Ministry's consular Department of Israelis Abroad are assisting the family during difficult times,” the Foreign Ministry said.

The skyline of Rio de Janeiro is pictured June 16, 2014

32-year-old dies while saving a family from floods in Nahariya

The man was the fifth weather-related casualty in the past week of heavy storms in Israel.

Nahariya man drowns in flood while attempting to save others

Man found dead in a river in northern Israel, fourth flood fatality

Agbaria, who was reported missing on Sunday afternoon, and his son were traveling to Givat Nili when they got caught in a flood, according to Ynet. Agbaria's son was successfully rescued.

The vehicle located near Givat Nili

Children are dying because parents are on their phones

Authorities around the world are now explicitly warning people against using their smartphones whenever a child is near water.

A view of the swimming pool at The Norman

New York rabbi drowns after jumping in lake to save his child

His body was found midday on Monday. The search had been called off the previous night because of bad weather.

The Wider Image: The Sea of Galilee: receding waters of biblical lake

After extensive search, body found of 25-year-old who drowned in Tel Aviv

MDA has urged people not to enter the sea at night, when there are no lifeguards on duty.

Tel Aviv beach in the summer.

Children are dying because parents are on their phones

Safety experts from around the globe have issued warnings time and again that drowning is most often silent.

Pool

3-year-old almost drowns in Eilat, paramedics perform CPR

The toddler is now at Yoseftal Hospital where she is in a critical condition.

swimming pool under water illustrative

Va. Orthodox community ‘praying for miracle’ after rabbi swept out to sea

“We have received encouragement and blessings for strength from the Gedolei Haposkim and some of the holiest people in our generation,” Rabbi Sender Haber wrote.

US Coast Guard