North Bay, Ontario, Canada – A close friend of a suspected drowning victim is offering a cash reward for the recovery of Eli Horowitz’s body.
David Stein, a fellow paramedic with the Hatzoloh organization, released a statement. “The Hatzoloh organization in Toronto is offering a reward of $3,000 for the successful recovery of Eli Horowitz,” he said.
“Any person with information is asked to call 1-416-398-2300 or if you discover the body on Lake Nipissing call 911.” Stein said the Jewish organization is doing “anything” they can to find Horowitz’s body.
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Stein said Horowitz was a volunteer paramedic with Hatzoloh for eight years. “He was a great and funny guy that was always smiling,” he said. “His wife called us (Hatzoloh) Monday night and six minutes after we heard on the (paramedic) radio of what had happened 40 people were at his home and two cars were heading down to Lake Nipissing to help with the search.”
Stein said, that at the beginning volunteers had hope, but now it’s presumed Horowitz drowned. Stein said he believes the police search was extended a week because there was so much pressure from the Hatzoloh community. He said even if the OPP does scale down or stop the search, Hatzoloh volunteers will continue looking until the body is recovered. “We are doing this because if that was anyone of us we would want the same done,” Stein said, adding that he’ll be making the trip north today unless he hears that the body has been recovered.