Intense search efforts are underway for a 19-year-old chareidi young man from central Israel who has been missing since yesterday, with authorities expressing serious concern for his safety.
According to the emergency response organization ZAKA, the teenager was last seen near the Yarkon Stream, raising the possibility that he may have been carried out toward the Mediterranean Sea.
Search teams have been operating for several hours after all contact with the young man was lost approximately a day earlier. Given the length of time he has been missing and the severe weather conditions, officials warn that the danger to his life is significant.
Following a request from the Israel Police, volunteers from ZAKA’s missing-persons unit in Tel Aviv—together with members of the organization’s special-operations team—began sweeping large sections of the coastline, nearby parks, and other areas where clues about his whereabouts were detected.
Stormy winds and rough water conditions have heightened fears and made the search more dangerous and difficult.
Yechiel Goldman, operations coordinator for ZAKA Tel Aviv, said: “Our volunteers have been working in the field for the past several hours with the goal of locating the missing young man as quickly as possible. The storm has made the conditions extremely challenging, and every moment may be critical.”
A joint command post has been set up at the National Park in collaboration with ZAKA Tel Aviv and Israel’s emergency and security services. From there, search sectors are being assigned and coordinated, with teams continuing to comb all relevant areas as the investigation continues.
{Matzav.com}
