Just days after the ZAKA Divers Unit had searched for three brothers drowned off the Ashkelon coast, the volunteer divers were once again called out to assist in the search for a swimmer swept out to sea. This time, the call came after shouts for help were heard coming from the sea at the Bograshov beach in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening (6 April).

Ten specially-trained ZAKA volunteer divers, together with two boats from the ZAKA Sapir Jet-Ski unit, searched until nightfall on Saturday, resuming the search at dawn today, Sunday.

At about 15:00, the ZAKA divers located the man’s body in the sea at a depth of 5 meters just opposite the breakwater .

ZAKA Special Units Commander Chaim Otmazgin said, “Since the beginning of the season, ZAKA divers have been called out to tens of incidents at beaches to save lives and locate those who have been swept out to sea. We appeal again to the Israeli public to please follow the safety rules and not to enter the sea without a lifeguard present.”

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