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A chareidi man in his 50s was found unconscious on an Ashdod beach on Tuesday afternoon. According to United Hatzalah officials, who responded to the call, he was in serious condition at the time of transport to a hospital.

According to the report, the victim was pulled from the water in cardiac arrest. He was transported to Assuta Hospital in Ashdod.

Yechiel Cohen, head of the United Hatzalah in Ashdod, who arrived first at the scene, said: “I began to resuscitate the man who was found in cardiac arrest. I began CPR. He was transported to a hospital by paramedics who delivered advanced life support”.

Magen David Adom reports the man is in his 60s and appears to have suffered a cardiac incident on the separate beach in Ashdod. He was transported to Assuta hospital by MDA paramedics.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)