A horrific tragedy struck the Chareidi community in Lod on Sunday after a 5-year-old boy was R”L found unconscious inside a vehicle where he had reportedly been left for an extended period of time.
Emergency responders from United Hatzalah and Magen David Adom were rushed to Tzemach Tzadik Street after receiving reports of an unconscious child inside a car.
MDA and Hatzalah teams found the boy unconscious, without a pulse and not breathing, and suffering from severe signs of heatstroke. Paramedics immediately began advanced resuscitation efforts as the boy was transported to Shamir Medical Center-Assaf Harofeh in Tzrifin.
Despite the desperate efforts to save his life, doctors at the hospital were forced to pronounce the child dead.
Israel Police said officers from the Lod station responded to the scene and opened an investigation, collecting evidence to determine the circumstances surrounding the tragedy.
United Hatzalah renewed its urgent warning to parents and caregivers never to leave children or infants unattended inside a vehicle, even for a moment. The organization also urged members of the public to remain vigilant during the hot summer months and check parked vehicles if there is any possibility that a child may have been left inside.
(YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
4 Responses
Why does the fact that he was chareidi matter any more than he was jewish
This is not addressed to anyone in specific it’s just the situation in itself.
WHEN WILL PEOPLE LEARN THAT A PRECIOUS NE’SHOMEH IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN A TUB OF ICE CREAM WHICH IS NEVER LEFT BEHIND IN A HOT CAR.
WHAT AN AWFUL WAY TO LEAVE THIS WORLD.
DON’T TELL ME, WHY ARE YOU JUDGING, YOU DON’T KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO MANAGE A STRESSFUL LIFE, YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS FOR A SINGLE PARENT (either way) TO JUGGLE BACK AND FORTH, YOU DON’T KNOW BLAH BLAH BLAH.
WHY AM I SO ANGRY, BECAUSE THIS HAPPENS OVER AND OVER HERE AND ABROAD EVERY SINGLE YEAR, WHAT A SLOW, PAINFUL, AND HORRIBLE WAY FOR ANYONE LET ALONE A CHILD TO GO.
YWN PLEASE FORGIVE ME, TRY NOT TO PRINT THESE STORIES, IT IS SO PAINFUL TO READ, AND IT’S MORE PAINFUL TO KNOW THAT IT’S BECOMING THE NORM, WE LOOSE ABOUT 10 INNOCENT NE’SHOMAS AND THEIR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO COME EVERY YEAR TO THIS HORRIFIC “MAN MADE” DEATH.
THE WORST EXCUSE IV’E EVER HEARD IS, WE DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY THINGS HAPPEN THE WAY THEY DO, OH YEA IN CASES LIKE THIS WE NO EXACTLY WHY IT HAPPENS, AND YES I’LL TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER, THAT’S HOW ANGRY AND FED UP I AM WHEN IT COMES TO THE POOR DEFENSELESS LITTLE TREASURERS THAT ROASTED AWAY, (again not addressing to anyone in particular, it’s just a general statement) IF LIFE IS SO STRESSFUL AND YOU CAN’T MANAGE 15 KINDS DONATE SOME TO THE HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF CHILDLESS FAMILIES, WHO WILL BE GLADLY TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR BURDEN. I KNOW IT’S HARSH BUT BESIDES DYING THE WAY THEY DO, WHAT’S WORSE IS THEM FEELING ABANDONED THE LAST FEW MIN OF THEIR LIVES.
YWN, PLEASE UNDERSTAND IT HOW MUCH IT PAINS ME TO HEAR THESE STORIES.
LET THIS BE THE REAL LAST TRAGEDY OF ALL TIMES, AND HAVE THE NEW CHODESH, THE NEW YEAR BRING MOSHIACH AND WILL BE REUNITED WITH THOSE PRECIOUS KINDERLECH.
OMEN VE’OMEN
Hard truth, this is a news article, not a mishna, we’re not going to get anything from darshaning it.
What can be said at a difficult time like this? The baby. What a tragedy. He was Chareidi {from a Torah Observant home}. Yes he was Jewish…