a spokesperson for MDA said that: MDA EMTs were we're alerted to the lightening strike at Zikim Beach. one of the EMT's recalled that: "we finished a blood drive when we were alerted by the MDA Teams application. We immediately understood that we were the closest medical team, and rushed to the beach. In the surf, there were 3 victims approximately in their 20s. 2 of them were unresponsive and the other was semi-consious. We immediately began CPR on the unresponsive victims and treated the third, stable victim. All 3 had signs of burns. . All three victims were evacuated to Barzilai Hospital, with one in critical condition, one in serious condition, and the other in moderate condition."