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12-Year-Old Dies After Boat Capsizes in Jordan River

8/9/2026

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  • A 12-year-old boy died on Sunday after his inflatable boat capsized in the Jordan River near Yesud HaMa'ala.
  • Magen David Adom’s 101 hotline logged the 2:45 p.m. report and dispatched fire crews, police, a helicopter and a drone.
  • The Golan Rescue Unit found the child on the riverbed after an hour and handed him to MDA medics, who pronounced him dead.
  • ZAKA’s Northern District unit arrived to ensure kavod hameis.