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The tragedy in Acre: Summer tried to save his son Hossam - and drowned to death with him - Walla! news

2021-07-25T10:14:26.544Z


Eyewitnesses who were at the scene at the time of the incident say that the two came to spend time with the rest of the family and when the father noticed his drowning son, he went in to save him and drowned with him. According to another testimony, the two went in together to swim at the declared Crimson Beach but the rescuers had already finished the work day. The father's funeral will take place today in Nazareth


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The tragedy in Acre: Summer tried to save his son Hossam - and drowned with him

Eyewitnesses who were at the scene at the time of the incident say that the two came to spend time with the rest of the family and when the father noticed his drowning son, he went in to save him and drowned with him.

According to another testimony, the two went in together to swim at the declared Crimson Beach but the rescuers had already finished the work day.

The father's funeral will take place today in Nazareth

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Yoav Itiel and Eli Ashkenazi

Sunday, 25 July 2021, 12:25 Updated: 13:13

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Summer Makazaha, 46, from Nazareth, drowned last night (Saturday) at the beach in Acre, when he came to spend time with his wife Jasmine and their three children - two sons and a daughter, ten-year-old Hossam is the youngest of the children.

Summer's funeral will take place today at 4:30 PM in Nazareth, and the family is making efforts to unite the funerals.



A relative who was at the scene at the time of the incident said that at one point the boy went into the sea and got into trouble, and immediately the father went in to save him and drowned with him.

According to another testimony, however, the father and son entered together, swam on the declared Crimson Beach, but the rescuers at this time had already finished the work day.



The father's body was discovered around 7pm on Palm Beach where it was apparently swept away, but his body was identified only about three hours later, when around 10pm police were notified by relatives about the absence of the father and son.



Afterwards, searches began for the boy, with the help of Acre fishermen, which ended only this morning, with the news that the boy had also drowned.

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His body was discovered this morning.

Summer (Photo: Walla !, official website)

Walid, Summer's cousin, said it was still unclear what happened.

He said the family was notified of the absence of Summer and Hussam and as a result they traveled to Acre to be with the wife and children to support them and assist in the searches.

He added that many Acre residents came to help with searches on the beach and in the sea, and police forces also searched by helicopter.

His funeral will take place today at 16:00 in Nazareth.

Hossam (Photo: Walla !, official website)

Summer was an electrical engineer and worked for a power company.

His funeral will take place today at 4:30 PM in Nazareth and the family is making efforts to unite the funerals.

Summer was found yesterday and the resuscitation operations performed on him failed to save him and his death was determined at the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya.

The body of the son, Hossam, was found this morning.



Since the beginning of the bathing season on March 19, MDA medics and paramedics have provided medical care to 132 people who drowned in the sea, pools and various water reservoirs, of which 19 died.

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