After four hours of searching, the man who was swallowed by the earth when a sinkhole opened under a pool at a private house in Karmei Yosef was found lifeless by rescue services.
Magen David Adom forces called to the scene reported treated a 34-year-old man who was rescued in a light condition with minor injuries to his body as well as ten people suffering anxiety from the incident. Authorities are searching for one person who is still missing. Firefighters and rescuers estimated that the rescue operations would continue for several more hours.
Lahav Shalom Davidovich, spokesman for the Ayalon Regional Fire and Rescue Service, said: '' At a pool party held in a private house in Larmei Yosef, a sinkhole opened under the pool, where there were two trapped people. One came out on his own, the other is still missing. Special rescue teams on their way to the scene. The teams are currently conducting searches, and there is a concern that there will be more sinkholes and ground collapses."
MDA paramedic Uri Damari, who arrived at the scene on a MDA motorcycle, said: "This is a very unusual event. When I arrived I saw a pit that HAD opened at the bottom of the empty pool. People who were there told me that suddenly the pit opened and within seconds all the pool water was drained in. A 34-year-old man who rescued himself from the pit was sitting outside the pool in an agitated state. He suffered minor injuries to his head and limbs and after medical treatment we evacuated him to the hospital. The people who were there know each other and reported to us that one person was missing, and special forces of the fire brigade are currently working to locate and rescue him from the pit."