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


Israel needs a national program for drowning prevention - editorial

The majority of drownings off beaches occur either on officially recognized beaches when lifeguards are not on duty, or on beaches where swimming is prohibited.

 Metzitzim Beach, June 1, 2023.

Two dead, four seriously injured by drowning across Israel's beaches

Two people were confirmed dead ,while four people almost died and are in serious to critical condition after they almost drowned in the sea on Saturday morning.

 Metzitzim Beach, June 1, 2023.

27-year-old Chinese tourist dies after disappearing at popular South Carolina beach

Visiting from abroad, the deceased was not identified at the time reports were released.

 Folly Pier, South Carolina, the location of the drowning of a Chinese tourist.

Mossad agent who died in Italy was on mission working against Iran - report

The collaboration followed reports of Russian oligarchs in the area taking part in transferring Iranian-manufactured UAVs to Moscow.

 Firefighters search for survivors after a tourist boat capsized in Lake Maggiore, in northern Italy, May 29, 2023.

24-year-old Israeli drowns during post-military trip in Laos

The Israeli consulates in Hanoi and Bangkok, as well as the Foreign Affairs Ministry, are in contact with his family and are helping to transport his body to Israel.

 A view of the Mekong river bordering Thailand and Laos is seen from the Thai side in Nong Khai, Thailand, October 29, 2019. Picture taken October 29, 2019.

Two babies drown in Israel on Thursday in concerning trend

Since only the beginning of the calendar year, 13 children drowned, with half of the cases occurring inside or near the child's home.

 Israelis enjoy the Shaded nature pool of Ein Tut, near Moshav Ani'am, in the Golan Heights, July 10, 2022.

What’s the right thing to do when someone is drowning next to you?

Sixteen people have died in Israel since the start of this swimming season. What’s the first important thing to do when seeing someone drowning?

Swimming pool (Illustrative)

This man tested positive for COVID-19 over a month after dying

Even after this man died in a drowning accident, his body tested positive for COVID-19 for a month and a half.

  COVID-19 rapid antigen test

Some 30 migrants rescued, one dead as dinghy capsizes in Channel

Human traffickers typically overload the dinghies, leaving them barely afloat and at the mercy of waves as they try to reach British shores.

 Migrants arrive into the Port of Dover onboard a Border Force vessel after being rescued while crossing the English Channel, in Dover, Britain.

Bodies of drowned migrants wash up on Libyan shore

More than a dozen migrants drowned trying to cross the Mediterranean to find better opportunities in Europe.

 A RHIB (rigid hulled inflatable boat) from the German NGO migrant rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 returns to the ship after rescuing twelve migrants from a wooden boat in international waters north of Libya, in the western Mediterranean Sea, August 2, 2021.