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Rescuers Save 9-Year-Old Boy Trapped in Jerusalem Mountains Pit
A nine-year-old boy from Tel Aviv was rescued on Saturday after falling into a pit over three meters deep in the Adulam Nature Reserve, southwest of Jerusalem. The boy was participating in a hiking club activity in the Hurvat Shua area when the incident occurred, leaving him trapped for approximately two hours.
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What happened
- 01A nine-year-old boy from Tel Aviv was rescued on Saturday after falling into a three-meter-deep pit in the Adulam Nature Reserve.
- 02The boy was trapped for approximately two hours during a hiking club activity in the Hurvat Shua area southwest of Jerusalem.
- 03The rescue operation required 4x4 vehicles to navigate the rugged terrain and reach the remote location.
- 04The Israel Police, Border Police, and Fire and Rescue Services collaborated to set up a complex rope and stretcher system.
- 05A volunteer medic was lowered into the pit to treat the conscious boy for upper body injuries.
- 06The boy was transported in mild condition to Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv after receiving treatment from United Hatzalah and Magen David Adom.
The rescue operation involved multiple emergency services, including the Israel Police's Etzion-Yehuda rescue unit, Border Police officers from the Mateh Yehuda station, and the Israel Fire and Rescue Services. Due to the rugged terrain, rescuers had to use 4x4 vehicles to reach the remote site.
To extract the boy, rescuers set up a complex rope and stretcher system. A volunteer medic was lowered into the pit to provide initial treatment to the child, who remained conscious but sustained injuries to his upper body. After being hoisted to the surface, he was treated by United Hatzalah and Magen David Adom paramedics and transported to Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv in mild condition.
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