Drowning

Drowning rates surge to 350% from 2025, org. tells Knesset committee last week

Since the data was presented, an additional three teenagers died drowning; one boy in Kibbutz Palmachim, and two girls in the Jordan River.

Magen David Adom stationed at Israel beach.
Vacationers enjoy swimming at the beach of Le Bourget lake in Le Bourget-du-Lac, central eastern France, on August 8, 2025.

France reports 40 drowning deaths during severe heatwave

Zaka volunteers

Issachar Dov Spiegel pronounced dead after Netanya drowning, brother still missing

Uriah Sarusi, the IDF reservist who drowned in the Jordan River on March 24, 2024.

IDF reservist drowns in Jordan River in attempt to save his son


'Glee' star Naya Rivera presumed drowned as search continues for body

Rivera's son was found alone and sleeping in a drifting boat on Wednesday and told authorities they had both gone swimming but his mother never returned.

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Actress Naya Rivera, from the Fox series "Glee," arrives at the 2014 People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles, California January 8, 2014

Bedouin join mourners of ‘hero’ who save four from drowning

Jewish and Bedouin mourners joined together Sunday at the Ashkelon funeral of 45-year-old Micheal Ben-Zikri.

Rescue team sent to search for the man who saved a family of four from drowning

Man dies after rescuing three children and their mother from drowning

45-year-old Micheal Ben-Zickry from Ashdod was found unconscious, and the MDA team declared his death at the scene.

Rescue team sent to search for the man who saved a family of four from drowning

Body of missing 14-year-old Yehuda Bilog found in Ashdod

"I was hoping for a miracle, but unfortunately today he was spotted without any signs of life and after medical examinations we have nothing left but to determine his death."

Rescue forces searching for 14-year-old Yehuda Bilog who went missing at the sea in Ashdod, June 4, 2020.

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.

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