Beersheva resident Reb Machlouf Malka z”l, 72, was niftar after downing at the Kinneret on Monday, 15 Iyar. The niftar visited the Kinneret as a stop during a visit to northern Kivrei Tzaddikim.

Persons close to the niftar explain he traveled together with mispallalim in his shul, Shiras HaRambam, to visit Kivrei Tzaddikim in the area as well as swimming in the Kinneret.

Zaka on Monday reported a body was found on the shore of the Shikmim Beach after being missing for a number of hours. Police report that its divers found the body, which was transported to Poriah Hospital in the city.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)