Baruch Yona went on vacation in Sinai and drowned: "The children were swept away and he tried to pull them to the beach"

A 57-year-old father of two from Jerusalem, went on vacation in Nueva on the peninsula with his wife and children.

The children were saved thanks to the buoys, but he was pulled from the water without a pulse.

His body was returned to Israel through the Taba crossing, and the funeral will leave at 2:00 PM from the Shamgar Cemetery in Jerusalem

Yoav Itiel

08/16/2022

Tuesday, August 16, 2022, 10:38 am Updated: 10:56 am

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Baruch Yona, drowned in Sinai (photo: courtesy of the family)

Baruch Yona, 57 years old from Jerusalem, went on vacation in Nueva in Sinai with his wife and their two children - and drowned.

His body was returned to Israel today (Tuesday) through the Taba crossing, and the funeral will leave at 14:00 from the Shamgar cemetery in Jerusalem.

"He was with the two children on the beach and I saw them all the time," told Walla!

Baruch's partner.

"At one point I brought them water to drink, then I went into the room to change into a bathing suit to go in with them. When I came out I didn't see them and I saw people who were so frightened and running and I realized that something had happened. I ran myself, saw the children and calmed down. But then they told me that dad was inside."

"Until now I don't know what happened exactly, but it's probably because of the tide. There was a drift of the water," she explained.

"The children were wearing floats and all kinds of things. They were probably adrift and he tried to pull them to shore. From what I understand, he initially had a weak pulse, they did CPR on the spot, but unfortunately it didn't work."

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