Allowed for publication: Israeli hiker drifts in New Zealand's Waganui River and is defined as missing • Rescue forces working in the area to locate him • The missing family has been updated with details
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An 24-year-old Israeli hiker was swept away on Sunday in the Waganui River in New Zealand and is now classified as absent, the publication said today. The Foreign Ministry said that as soon as his disappearance became known, local rescue forces began vigorous search operations for hours, assisted by boats and a helicopter, but the young man had not yet been located. The family of the missing person in the country has been updated in detail.
The Israeli Consul in New Zealand, Roy Rosenberg, and the Department of Israel Abroad in the Consular Division of the Foreign Office, along with the rescue company "Magnus" and the "Phoenix" company, are involved in handling the event.
Meanwhile, a 54-year-old Israeli traveler who was hospitalized in Georgia for hyperglycemia and gallbladder stones was flown to Israel in an air ambulance last weekend with the help of "Insurance and Finance Rule."
In a follow-up conversation with the hospital, it was reported that the traveler's condition had worsened and that he was developing acute pancreatitis and diabetic imbalance. His doctors even considered having a gallbladder surgery. An insurance company doctor recommended not leaving him to undergo the operation abroad and urgently return to Israel. After returning to Israel, the traveler was hospitalized at Assaf Harofe Hospital.