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19 year-old Rehovot Resident Drowns in Lake Kinneret 4 Meters Away From Shore
A 19-year-old man from Rehovot on Saturday drowned on the eastern shore of lake Kinneret. This has been the first drowning case since swimming season opened on April 2.
A police investigation revealed the man came with three of his friends for a swim. They chose an undeclared beach without a lifeguard, intending to reach a raft several dozens meters away from shore and fish on it.
A few minutes after they began swimming the man's friends noticed that he had disappeared. They swam back to find him sunken two and a half meters deep some four meters away from shore. Police believe the man did not know how to swim.
The man was evacuated and Magen David Adom medics tried to resuscitate him, but their attempts were unsuccessful.
Naval police commander in lake Kinneret Inspector Lior Ben Simon called on the public to swim only in declared beaches with lifeguards and rescue equipment.
Source: Jack Khourie. 19 year-old Drowns in Lake Kinneret 4 Meters Away From Shore. , Haaretz (8 April 2006) [FullText]
A police investigation revealed the man came with three of his friends for a swim. They chose an undeclared beach without a lifeguard, intending to reach a raft several dozens meters away from shore and fish on it.
A few minutes after they began swimming the man's friends noticed that he had disappeared. They swam back to find him sunken two and a half meters deep some four meters away from shore. Police believe the man did not know how to swim.
The man was evacuated and Magen David Adom medics tried to resuscitate him, but their attempts were unsuccessful.
Naval police commander in lake Kinneret Inspector Lior Ben Simon called on the public to swim only in declared beaches with lifeguards and rescue equipment.
Source: Jack Khourie. 19 year-old Drowns in Lake Kinneret 4 Meters Away From Shore. , Haaretz (8 April 2006) [FullText]
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