Volunteers from the "Galil-Carmel" unit and fire and rescue forces rescued a driver from a vehicle that had slid into the terrain – update
(haipo) – Quick, precise and professional action by volunteers from the police’s “Galil-Carmel” rescue unit, together with firefighters and rescue workers, led to the effective handling of a complex rescue incident that occurred in the Carmel area. A private vehicle skidded off the road into steep and dangerous terrain, and forces were called to the scene to locate the driver and safely rescue him.
The meeting point and organization of the teams was determined near Damon Prison, where the TAG team (climbing, gliding and rescue) and the medical team of the rescue unit quickly arrived. Upon their arrival in the area, the driver, a 44-year-old resident of Herzliya, was located, fully conscious and in a stable hemodynamic condition, but suffering from neck and spinal injuries and severe pain when breathing.
The rescue was made particularly difficult by the difficult terrain and power lines that blocked the possibility of using a helicopter. Although it was launched for the incident, the helicopter could not land fighters, so it was decided to perform a ground rescue only.
A paramedic and a medic from the "Galil-Carmel" unit went down to the pit where the injured man was and began initial medical treatment on the spot. At the same time, firefighters and rescue workers worked using rope systems to extract the driver from the vehicle. After he was removed from the pit, the rescue unit volunteers continued to provide close medical assistance until he was handed over to MDA teams, who evacuated him to the hospital for further treatment.
MDA informed Lahi Pa:
At 15:27 PM, a report was received at MDA's 101 hotline about a vehicle that had slid into a wadi on Highway 721 near Beit Oren. MDA medics and paramedics, in cooperation with an IDF medical force, provided medical treatment and referred a 40-year-old man to Rambam Hospital in moderate condition, with injuries to his back and limbs.
Published at 17:00 PM 7/7/26
(haipo) Rescue efforts are currently underway to rescue a driver after his vehicle was involved in a self-inflicted car accident near Kibbutz Beit Oren in Carmel Park. The vehicle slid into a wadi and fell off a cliff about 15 meters high. Firefighters from Haifa and Hadera stations and a special rescue team from the Kiryat station were called to the scene.
Report of a vehicle that fell into a wadi near Kibbutz Beit Oren
The 102 Fire and Rescue hotline received a report of a vehicle that had fallen into a wadi following a self-inflicted car accident near Kibbutz Beit Oren in the Carmel Park area. Following the report, firefighters from fire stations in Haifa and Hadera were called to the scene, along with a special rescue team from the Kiryat station. Upon the teams' arrival on the scene, searches were conducted to locate the vehicle in cooperation with the Israel Police, and after search efforts, the vehicle was located at the bottom of the wadi.
Complex rescue using rope systems ► View
After locating the vehicle, firefighters rescued the driver, who was described as in moderate condition by medical officials. The Special Rescue Unit is working to rescue the driver from the wadi using complex rope systems, after his vehicle fell from a height of approximately 15 meters. This is a challenging rescue operation in steep and difficult-to-access terrain in the Carmel Park area, which is being carried out in coordination between the fire and rescue forces and the other security and rescue agencies that arrived to assist at the scene.
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