A missing 17-year-old yeshiva bochur from Petach Tikvah was found during the predawn hours of Tuesday morning 18 Nissan. The young man left his home on Monday morning to go hiking in Nachal Prat – Wadi Kelt in the Judean Desert and his family was unable to contact him. The concerned family notified authorities and rescue personnel began a search. The young man was found safe and sound in the Jerusalem apartment of his uncle.

With bein hazmanim in full swing police and search & rescue teams are busy responding to calls for assistance and missing hikers. One of the people who were missing on Monday night was this yeshiva bochur.

In another case, five hikers were rescued at 03:00 after five hours of rappelling. There too were B”H in good health.

On Monday, three soldiers who went hiking in Nachal Tzeilim were expected to arrive in Nachal Dragot and they lost contact with friends and family since Shabbos. The Ein Gedi Search & Rescue team found them in a parking lot at night.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)