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12 year old Yakov Shlomah Yidelovitz Z'l photo credit: Kikar.net
Ariel Voknin, an 18 year old from Kiryat Shemoneh who was on the same tour, related that he and another 3 individuals tried to save the child. "We immediately jumped into the water and began to comb the area until we found the child. We gave him over to the Magen David Adom team and the rescue unit that shortly arrived."
MDA and Golan Rescue unit paramedics tried to resuscitate the child but failed in their attempts. After a doctor pronounced him dead, the rescue units evacuated the body from the area.
Galil police spokesman Superintendent Eren Shaked issued a statement, "The police investigation shows that a group of tourists came to tour around the Shnir brook. At a certain point, apparently one of the children fell into the water. The police are taking testimony from the child's friends to try and understand how he fell into the brook."
One of the policemen present said that they conjecture that the child slipped and fell to his death.
The 12-year-old is the son of R' Avrum Yidelevitz a student of the Talmud Torah of Mia Shurim in Jerusalem
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Jun 28, 2009 at 12:48 PM Anonymous Says:
bd"e
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Jun 28, 2009 at 02:01 PM ad mosai Says:
Baruch dayan ha'emes.
This morning ,while waiting with my son by the bus stop in Beitar, I saw the boys from the school with their backpacks, all excited about their trip. Just to think how their carefree, happy lives, were changed in minutes....
We should all take this as a lesson on how fragile our existance is, and how we have to constantly prepare ourselves for our day of death.
May Hashem comfort the family, the friends and the staff of the cheder, and may we be zoche to know only joy and happiness, and merit the coming of mashiach speedily in our days.
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Jun 28, 2009 at 02:06 PM Anonymous Says:
Baruch Dayan HaEmes
HaMakom Yenechem Eschem B'soch Kol Shaar Avelei Yerushaliyim V'Tzion
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Jun 28, 2009 at 04:23 PM So sorry Says:
Yet another tragedy amongst us. May we hear only good news this summer.
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Jun 28, 2009 at 06:41 PM Anonymous Says:
יוסל | 28/06/2009 16:57:51
זהירות סכנה !!! לילך לים, ביום ראשון הבא ו´ תמוז.....
הרחצה בים
ביום ו´ בתמוז מסוכנת
מאחר ובשנים שעברו ארעו כמה אסונות טביעה ל"ע, ביום ו´ בתמוז.
מן הראוי לצטט מה שכתב בספר "בית צדיקים יעמוד" עמ´ ס"ו בקשר להצלת הרה"ק ב´ הקדושת ציון מבאבוב זצ"לביום ו´ בתמוז.
אמרה לו הרבנית (אשת הרה"ק ר´ שלום אליעזר מראצפערט הי"ד) שהיה מקובל אצל אביה (הגה"ק מהארנסטייפל זצ"ל) בשם זקינו הרה"ק מטשרנאביל זצ"ל שלא לשוט ביום ו´ תמוז, ובעיר מולדתה אף האנשים הפשוטים לא הלכו לרחוץ בנהר ביום זה.
ויה"ר שלא ישמע שוד ושבר בגבולינו.
נו חכמולוגים. התוצאה לפניכם. בשנה הבאה תפיקו לקחים לפני ולא אחרי.
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Jun 28, 2009 at 06:39 PM Anonymous Says:
somebody brought up that you r not supposed to go swimming vov tamoz bshem the bovever rav
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Jun 28, 2009 at 09:51 PM Anonymous Says:
The child didn't go swimming.
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Jun 28, 2009 at 09:19 PM Avrohom Abba Says:
Boruch Dayan emes.
This boy did not "GO SWIMMING"...he slipped into the water while hikiing. Puleeeze!
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Jun 28, 2009 at 10:26 PM Anonymous Says:
another reason why by age 12 kids should know how to swim
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Jun 29, 2009 at 12:29 AM AIS Says:
How Horrible. A tinnok shel bais rabbon, a completely innocent youth dies for no reason. This is a tradgedy for everyone. May he rest in peace.
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Jun 29, 2009 at 09:30 AM Anonymous Says:
Very sad :(