Drowning

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

Rescuers from the Lehava unit under the Central District Command are leading the operation, assisted by ZAKA volunteers and additional special units.

Zaka volunteers
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

 Digital art of the RMS Titanic at sunset.

Titanic tragedy of prominent Jewish couple resurfaces in record auction

Sagi Mor and his family.

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


WATCH: Man jumps into raging Chinese river to save drowning girl

A 7-year-old girl, unable to swim, was swept away by the current but was rescued by a quick-thinking passerby. Witness the harrowing moments.


No 'sea of death': Pope calls for pan-European action on migration

Francis spoke out in favor of welcoming migrants, in a long speech that concluded a Church conference on Mediterranean issues.

 Pope Francis reacts as he attends a meeting at Palais du Pharo, on the occasion of the Mediterranean Meetings (MED 2023), in Marseille, France, September 23, 2023.

Pope says impeding migrant rescues at sea is 'gesture of hate'

According to the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, about 178,500 migrants have come to Europe in the year to date via the Mediterranean, while about 2,500 died or went missing on the way.

 Pope Francis holds the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 8, 2023.

Man drowns after trying to board departing ferry in Greece's Piraeus port

Footage online shows the crew accidentally pushing the man into the ocean when he tried to re-enter the ship

Dark blue waves on the surface of the open ocean.

One child's tragic death saved four other children's lives through organ donation

A four-year-old boy received the heart; a six-year-old girl got the liver, and the kidneys were given to a four-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl. 

 Shoham David Turgeman z”l.

Here's why parents need to be careful of 'dry drowning'

"Dry drowning" or "secondary drowning" are terms that refer to rare complications that are more common in children.

 A small child is ready for some swimming fun by the water.

US man drowns after mistakenly running from police

Greenville County Sheriff's Office deputies on scene jumped into the water in an attempt to locate the man but were ultimately unsuccessful. 

 South Carolina police car.

World Drowning Prevention Day: Never say it can’t happen in your family

Drownings on beaches and in pools have become an epidemic in the last five years, according to Beterem's CEO.

Dark blue waves on the surface of the open ocean.

Barack Obama's White House personal chef found dead in Massachusetts lake

Tafari Campbell, 45, was the subject of a two-day search after a paddle boarder was seen struggling and going under the water in Edgartown Great Pond.

 Lighthouse Beach, Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard Island in the Dukes County, Massachusetts.

Grapevine July 21, 2023: A deliberate omission?

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG with US President Joe Biden at the White House