The search for Tebel Shabtai, a 22-year-old Israeli woman from central Israel who had been missing since Friday, came to a tragic end when her body was located.
According to local media reports, Shabtai told her mother that she was going to climb a mountain in the area of the town of Higashikawa. Since then, all contact with her had been lost, and no sign of life had been received.
Local police were notified of her disappearance and began conducting searches in the mountainous region. Japanese authorities stated during the search that they were concerned that she may have encountered difficulties in the area’s challenging terrain.
According to information reported in Japanese media, Shabtai was captured on a security camera shortly before beginning her ascent of the mountain.
Alongside the official efforts, Shabtai’s friends also actively worked to help locate her. They distributed posters with her photo and personal details on social media and in various locations, appealing to the public for urgent assistance and any information that could have helped find her.