Missing diver’s remains found after three-day search at Haifa’s Students Beach
Police deployed hundreds of officers and volunteers in the search, using drones, boats and helicopters before finding the 23-year-old without signs of life.
- On Saturday, authorities recovered the body of 23-year-old Haifa resident Itai Parson at Students Beach, concluding a three-day search after he disappeared during a freediving excursion on Thursday.
- Parson entered the water Thursday for a freediving session without breathing equipment; a relative paddling nearby on a kayak alerted rescue forces immediately after he failed to resurface.
- Police Commissioner Dani Levy coordinated an extensive operation deploying the Israeli Air Force, Navy units Shayetet 13 and Yaltam, Israel Police, Border Police, and volunteers using drones, helicopters, boats, and jet skis.
- Carmel District Commander Brig. stated, "After three days of intensive and continuous operational activity, the missing man was located today," as Israel Police expressed condolences to the grieving family.
- Survived by his partner and family, Parson served in the Border Police before joining the Yamam unit's observation and drone team after completing specialized combat training.
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First Sergeant Itay Persson, 23, from Haifa, has been missing since he went to the student beach on Thursday • His body was found today and the circumstances of his death are being investigated • He is survived by his parents, four siblings and a wife The post After three days of searching: The body of the late Navy SEAL Itay Persson was found appeared first on JDN.
The late First Sergeant Itai Persson, a fighter in the Marine Corps unit, went out to the student beach in Haifa yesterday and contact was lost. This morning his body was located. The circumstances of the incident are being investigated.
The search for the missing young man at Haifa's Student Beach ended today (Saturday) with the discovery of the body of 23-year-old Itay Persson. Police said he went free diving without equipment and did not come out of the water. After three days of extensive searches, his body was located. Persson was a permanent member of the rank of sergeant major in the Marine Corps unit, a resident of Haifa. Persson grew up in a well-known family in the cit…
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