An Israeli man approximately 66 years old was found lifeless along a roadside in Finland after contact with him had been lost for about a week while he was traveling alone on a bicycle trip.

The man had set out to tour Finland by bicycle before suddenly losing contact with his family. A search was launched, and local authorities later informed the family that he had been located along the side of a road.

Initial indications are that the cyclist was apparently struck by a passing vehicle, though the circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation.

ZAKA’s International Division is working together with Israel’s Foreign Ministry, the victim’s family and Finnish authorities to complete the necessary procedures, ensure kavod hames and arrange for the aron to be brought to Israel for kevurah.

ZAKA Operations Division Director Chaim Weingarten said that immediately after receiving the report, the organization began accompanying the family and working with Finnish authorities to complete the required arrangements and bring the niftar to burial in Israel as quickly and respectfully as possible.

(YWN World Headquarters – NYC)