A body was discovered Sunday in the waters off the coast near Herzliya, prompting emergency crews to respond to the scene as efforts continue to identify the victim amid an ongoing search for a missing teenager.

According to initial reports, the body was located in the sea opposite the Tel Aviv shoreline and was later brought ashore near Sidna Ali Beach in Herzliya after being spotted floating in the water. Authorities said it will be transferred to the forensic institute in Abu Kabir for formal identification.

Emergency services were dispatched following the report, and responders from Magen David Adom confirmed that the individual showed no signs of life upon recovery.

MDA stated that at 2:24 p.m., a call was received reporting a 17-year-old male who had been pulled from the water unconscious near Sidna Ali Beach. Medics and paramedics who arrived at the scene determined that he had no pulse and was not breathing, and he was pronounced dead at the location.

Paramedic Idan Shina described the scene: “When we arrived at the beach, we were led to a man who had been pulled from the water unconscious. We performed medical checks and saw that he had no pulse and was not breathing. Unfortunately, he showed no signs of life, and we were forced to pronounce him dead at the scene.”

The parents of the missing teenager, Rav Shlomo Spiegel and his wife, left their home in the Ramat Shlomo neighborhood of Yerushalayim in the midst of shivah to travel to Tel Aviv and assist in identifying the body, amid fears that it may be their son.

The discovery comes more than a week after a tragic incident on Erev Shabbos Parshas Shemini, when brothers Yissachar Dov Spiegel and Avraham Yeshaya Spiegel went into the sea during bein hazemanim to immerse in honor of Shabbos and drowned.

Yissachar Dov was initially hospitalized in critical condition and passed away on Monday night. His brother, Avraham Yeshaya, has remained missing since the incident, with extensive search operations carried out over the past ten days.