(haipo) - At this time (16/7/24, 20:00) a number of drowning people are being rescued from the stormy sea at Meridian Beach in Haifa. The event is still in progress. MDA are in the area with increased forces. Police forces are working on the scene from the sea and the beach. Several rescuers are on the beach and on their way to the hospitals in the city.
Details later on.
Testimonies of people who were on the beach:
Lahi Fe learned from people who were on the beach that two children were swept to the depths by the sweeping current. A number of graduates who entered in an attempt to save them drowned from exhaustion.
Two surfers arrived with surfboards and were looking for the children. The Coast Guard also joined the searchers at sunset, but as of this time the children have not yet been located and searches are underway for them.
As mentioned, the information is preliminary and later we will provide more details.
At 20:55 a police helicopter arrived and joined the search:
The police informed Lahi Pa - the news corporation:
Following inquiries from reporters, we will update that the police station received a message in the evening from a citizen that two children were seen entering the water at Meridian Beach in Haifa and did not come out and that he feared for their lives.
A police helicopter was launched into the air and began searches alongside the coastal marine police who joined the search with the police boats. In addition, Haifa police officers searched the beach along its length.
Up to this time (16/7/24, 22:45 p.m.) the police had not received a notification about missing children. The scans were stopped due to darkness at this point and will be resumed at first light.
MDA informed Lahi Pa:
Two victims were evacuated from Meridian Beach to Rambam Hospital in Haifa. Their condition is described as light.
(Editor's note: This is the evacuation of the people who jumped to save the children, drowned themselves and were the first to be rescued from the scene)
Why take the risk and enter the water after the lifeguards leave????
The beach looks safe to Mar because of a breakwater, but as soon as you get close to its end, it starts drifting into the sea.
We will update you, all the forces disappeared around 22:00, have the searches been stopped or have the children been found??
We have added a police update as of 22:45.
feel well .
Hope they find everyone healthy.
Hope they find them alive Amen
Get well soon