Los Angeles are looking for a missing person.
His name is Akiva Estersohn, and he is 48-years-old. He is approximately 6 feet tall, and has blond hair. He was last seen on Friday morning. He is a known hiker so if you are visiting parks and hiking trails in the Los Angeles area today – BE ON ALERT AND LOOKOUT!
He left behind all his belongings and has not been heard from by family or friends since Friday morning.
Police have been notified and missing persons report filed. But community alertness is needed.
Please be Mispallel for Akiva Yisroel ben Basya.
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Last Updated: 10:59, March 12, 2012
L.A. - Hatzolah and Chaverim did a great job today.
We brought in dozens of volunteers which included Hatzolah members, Chaverim members, and lay-community members who gave up their Sundays with their families in order to search and possibly save a life.
At about 4 on Sunday afternoon the subject’s vehicle was found at a remote hiking trail. Community members immediately began searching. A unified command post was setup. In order to prevent volunteers from getting lost and to maintain order, community members were required to check-in in an orderly fashion.
Each group was required to wear safety vests and checkin via radio contact every 15-20 minutes. As night time approached, the authorities felt that it was not safe for the volunteers to continue to search in the rugged off-road trails.
However, due to the persistence of the community members on scene well into the dark night, the LA County Sheriff Search & Rescue team continued their search. Eventually, at around 9PM, word was received that the missing person had been found with minor injuries.
Further details on the subject’s medical condition is not known at this time. We thank the community for their support and a special thanks goes out to the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department for their efforts.
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עקיבא אסטרשון, יהודי מלוס אנג'לס שנעלם מאז יום שישי בבוקר, נמצא אתמול (א') מותש עם חבלות בראשו על אחד השבילים ביער בסביבות סאן דייגו.
אסטרשון בן ה-46, חובב טיולים מושבע, יצא ביום שישי לטיול באחד משבילי היער בסמוך לסאן דייגו.
אסטרשון אמור היה לשוב לשבת לביתו בלוס אנג'לס, אבל עקבותיו נעלמו.
המשטרה ניסתה לאתרו באמצעות איכון הטלפון הסלולארי שלו, וגילתה כי השיחה האחרונה נעשתה ביום שישי בשעה 9:30 בבוקר.
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המשטרה הזניקה ביום ראשון הליקופטר, שבעזרתו התגלה רכבו של עקיבא חונה בסמוך לאחד מקניוני הענק בסאן דייגו.
עשרות מתנדבים, הוזנקו למקום, והחלו לחפש במסלולי ההליכה הסמוכים, בסיוע כלבי גישוש.
אתמול בשעות הערב נמצא עקיבא מוטל על השביל תשוש, עם חבלות בראשו.
עקיבא הועבר לטיפול בבית החולים.
Great job Hatzolah of Los Angeles and Chaverim in helping find this person!
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