Swimmer bitten by shark off the coast of Hadera, goes missing
- On Monday, April 19, 2025, a swimmer went missing after a suspected shark attack off Olga Beach near Hadera, Israel.
- The incident happened at a location where swimming is banned, yet visitors frequently enter the water despite longstanding warnings about the presence of sharks drawn to the warm waters discharged by a nearby power plant.
- Authorities, including police, medics, and nature inspectors, initiated a search operation using boats and underwater gear while restricting access to the beach indefinitely.
- Yigael Ben-Ari, Israel’s Parks and Nature Authority marine ranger head, stressed the public must not enter or touch sharks, whose behavior may be unpredictable, as supported by environmental groups calling for safer regulations.
- The incident highlights the need for designated safe zones to separate humans from sharks and prevent future attacks amid ongoing conflicts between wildlife and increasing beach visits.
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A shark attacked a diver on a beach in Israel, leaving the man as a missing person. After search and rescue, emergency personnel found human remains. The attack took place on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, on a beach near the city of Hadera. The region is known where dark sharks and small sharks move around in a pack. Police and rescue groups began a search along the coast after receiving reports of an attack on one of the bathers. Israel’s Fire and R…
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A large maritime search operation was deployed this Tuesday off the coast of Hadera, in northern Israel, after the disappearance of a man who, according to witnesses, could have been attacked by a shark. The man, about 40 years old, was swimming in an area frequented by fishermen and divers when he suddenly disappeared underwater.Keep reading...
Swimmer’s remains found after shark attack in waters off Israel’s coast
JERUSALEM -- A man in Israel has died after he was attacked by a shark, police and the victim's wife said Wednesday, after he went swimming in an area that draws dozens of the marine predator and also curious beachgoers.
BDE: Israel Police Confirm Remains of Barak Tzach, Killed by Sharks
BDE: Israel Police announced Wednesday afternoon that the remains found in the sea on Tuesday off the coast of Hadera belonged to Barak Tzach, z’l, who was killed by sharks on Monday. Tzach, z’l, a resident of Petach Tikva, is survived by his wife and four children.
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