Israel’s canoe champion, Yasmin Feingold, drowned in Tel Aviv’s Yarkon River after her canoe capsized on Monday evening. An onlooker, Avi Toibin, jumped into the rough water and rescued Feingold, who was unconscious.
Feingold, 20, was brought in critical condition to the Ichilov Medical Center in Tel Aviv, after resuscitation efforts were done by paramedics who were dispatched. She is hooked up to life support equipment. Although unconscious, her condition has stabilized.