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Magen David Adom responded to a call on Thursday, 11 Iyar, for a man who fell into an open shaft near Tzur Yitzchak, in the Yarkon district.

When EMS personnel arrived at the scene, that found a male, approximately 30, lying on the ground. He was conscious and in an altered mental state. Despite the man�s �very confused state�, he was able to communicate that his colleague was still down in the cave he fell into. The victim was listed in serious condition when paramedics transported him from the scene.

A MDA spokesperson announced at 2:00PM that they just extricated the body of a male in his 30s from the shaft. He showed no signs of life.

(YWN Israel Desk � Jerusalem/Photo Credit: MDA Spokesman Unit)