Zaka officials report that after an all-night search, the body of an a missing female in the area of the Port of Ashdod has been recovered.

Zaka Ashdod district Chief Avi Deri reported on Monday morning 30 Kislev, �Yesterday, during the evening hours, we were summoned to the frontal command post on the Ashdod shore by police to involve us in the search for a missing 49-year-old woman who apparently went missing in the water. Tens of volunteers joined police in the search. Sadly, what began as a rescue mission ended as recovery and the body was found�. The family has been notified�.

Zaka worked to expedite police release of the body to issue a permit for timely burial.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)