Following 10 grueling days of intensive searches, rescue workers recovered on Sunday what is believed to be the body of 17-year-old Avraham Yeshayahu Spiegel z”l, who went missing after a drowning incident in Netanya. The remains were transferred to the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Abu Kabir, where authorities are working to confirm the identification.

The incident began on Friday, April 10, when Avraham and his brother, Yissachar Dov Spiegel BD”E, 21, got into distress while in the water at Tzanz Beach in Netanya. Yissachar Dov was pulled from the sea in critical condition and rushed to Laniado Hospital, where he later passed away. Avraham was not located at the scene, triggering a large-scale search.

Over the following days, ZAKA volunteers, police forces, and rescue teams carried out an extensive operation using boats, divers, and aerial support. One volunteer described the effort, saying, “We never despaired for a moment… we knew that in the end we would find.” The body was reportedly found around 10 kilometers (about 6 miles) from the original site. The discovery comes days after the brothers’ funeral.

As of Sunday afteroon, official identification has not yet been publicly finalized, but the finding will to bring an end to days of uncertainty for the family and the teams searching the coastline.