Elderly Man Dies After Falling While Building Sukkah in Efrat
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
An 84-year-old man died in Efrat after falling from his balcony while building a sukkah. Emergency services pronounced him dead at the scene, and ZAKA teams processed the location.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- An 84-year-old man died in Efrat after a fall.
- The fall occurred while he was building a sukkah on his balcony.
- Emergency medical services confirmed his death at the scene.
- ZAKA teams attended the location for evidence and body handling.
An 84-year-old man died on Sunday after falling from a height while constructing a sukkah on his balcony in Efrat. Emergency medical services (Magen David Adom) were called to the scene on Matityahu Street in the Hazait neighborhood but pronounced him dead at the location. Volunteer ZAKA (Disaster Victim Identification) teams from the Gush Etzion region, including units from Efrat and Beitar Illit, arrived to handle the body and collect evidence. ZAKA stated that their work facilitated the release of the deceased for burial. Eyal Ehrenstam, ZAKA's Gush Etzion commander, described the incident as "a difficult event," confirming the man fell while building the sukkah on his balcony.
