Elderly Voter Collapses and Dies After Casting Ballot in Ramat Gan

By אפרת ברינר

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A 94-year-old man died in Ramat Gan on Tuesday after collapsing on Ha'Chayil Street shortly after voting in the Knesset elections. Emergency medical teams performed advanced resuscitation efforts but were unable to save him. The man had completed his vote before collapsing and losing consciousness.

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A 94-year-old man died in Ramat Gan after collapsing post-voting.
The incident occurred on Tuesday after the man cast his ballot.
Emergency responders performed advanced resuscitation efforts.
Paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene.
The man had just finished voting in the Knesset elections.

Elderly Voter Collapses and Dies After Casting Ballot in Ramat Gan — Editorial illustration generated by baba News, not a photograph of the event.

A 94-year-old man died in Ramat Gan on Tuesday after collapsing shortly after voting in the Knesset elections. The man had arrived at a polling station to cast his vote for the 26th Knesset. After completing his democratic duty, he collapsed on Ha'Chayil Street in the city and lost consciousness.

Rescuers from the Hatzala organization and Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency medical teams were dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival, they found the man unconscious, without a pulse or breathing. Advanced resuscitation efforts were immediately initiated, including chest compressions and respiratory support, in an attempt to revive him.

Despite the extensive efforts by the medical teams, the man's condition did not improve. The paramedics on site were ultimately forced to pronounce him dead at the scene. Rescuers Yoeli Shechter and Daniel Klugafht, who participated in the resuscitation efforts, described finding the man unconscious and without vital signs, and the subsequent unsuccessful attempts to save his life.