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Sunday, September 15, 2013

Bnei Brak - 4-year-old girl drowns in a mikveh on Yom Kippur


A four-year-old girl drowned in a mikveh in Bnei Barak Saturday, on what was otherwise a relatively quiet Yom Kippur in terms of medical emergencies.

The girl and her siblings were playing by themselves, found the mikveh doors open, and went inside, Channel 2 news reported. The girl drowned in the mikveh waters, and a Magen David Adom team was unable to revive her.

Around the country, 1,973 Israelis required hospitalization in the course of Yom Kippur, a relatively low number compared to previous years, especially given this year’s extremely high temperatures. Another 207 bicycle riders required first aid, MDA figures indicated.

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