A tragic incident unfolded Friday at Tzanz Beach in Netanya when two brothers were caught in the water, leaving one in critical condition and the other unaccounted for as rescue teams continue searching.

ZAKA’s diving unit was called in to aid efforts to locate the missing teen, as emergency crews intensified their operations along the shoreline and surrounding waters.

Paramedics from Magen David Adom treated the brother who had been pulled from the sea after he was found unresponsive. He was transported to Laniado Hospital in Netanya while undergoing ongoing life-saving measures.

Senior MDA medic Yosef Friedman described the scene, explaining that emergency personnel reached the beach using a specialized off-road ambulance and discovered the victim lying on the sand after being removed from the water, unconscious and without vital signs. “We began advanced resuscitation efforts and continued CPR during evacuation to the hospital,” he said.

Authorities are still working to determine exactly what led to the brothers being swept into danger, even as search teams remain focused on finding the missing sibling.

The incident follows another recent drowning tragedy, in which a 48-year-old father lost his life in the Jordan River after trying to save his 9-year-old son, who had been carried off by powerful currents. Rescue personnel later declared the father deceased, while the child was taken to Ziv Hospital in Tzefas in light condition.