JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A man of about 30 years old was pulled on Monday morning from a Mikveh in Jerusalem while unconscious. Magen David Adom medics and paramedics who were called to the scene found the man with no signs of life.

Medical teams provided intensive treatment, including advanced resuscitation efforts, and urgently evacuated him to Shaare Zedek Medical Center while continuing attempts to stabilize his condition.

MDA paramedic Moshe Benita, who treated the man at the scene, described the dramatic moments: “We saw the man lying unconscious, without a pulse and not breathing. Bystanders told us they had pulled him from the water in that condition. We immediately began medical treatment including chest compressions, ventilation, and administering medication, and evacuated him to the hospital while performing resuscitation. His condition was described as critical.”

This is unfortunately the second such case this week in Jerusalem. On Sunday, the Lelov Rebbe, Rabbi Yissachar Dov Biderman, of blessed memory, drowned at the age of 84. The Rebbe had arrived in the afternoon to immerse in a mikveh at his study hall, where he apparently lost consciousness. His Gabbaim pulled him out the water but medics failed to resuscitate him and he passed away.