Drowning

Police identified Yamam fighter Itai Persson as dead diver found in Haifa's Students Beach

According to official statements, Persson went a kilometer into the sea in a kayak with his uncle and didn't manage to return to the surface during one of the free-diving attempts.

Illustrative: Beach in Haifa. August 24, 2026.
A lifeguard patrols North Steyne beach as beaches are closed after recent shark attacks, in Sydney, Australia, January 20, 2026.

WHO releases new guidelines to prevent drowning as 2.5 meter waves expected in Israel

The Scioto River near South Bloomfield, Ohio.

Five dead in Ohio mass drowning after failed rescue attempt of struggling swimmer

Magen David Adom stationed at Israel beach.

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


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

Teach your child to swim

Someone should really launch a campaign under the heading of “Save a Child’s Life by Teaching Him/Her to Swim.”

Boys leap into a public swimming pool in Baghdad, Iraq, Wedn

Netanyahu promises 'answers' to parents of drowned victims - recording

10 teens died in a flood during a hiking trip with their Bnei Zion camp. A recorded conversation between then and the PM will be revealed on Monday.

Photos of six of the victims of the flash flooding in the Tzafit river, April 26, 2018

Small child dies after mother allegedly drowns him in a bathtub

The boy's mother was arrested by Police Tuesday morning and questioned.

Running water.