After intense activity that lasted throughout the night: This morning (Tuesday), the process of identifying the groom, the late Meir Shaer, a 21-year-old student at the Ponivez Yeshiva, who was killed last night in an ATV accident in an open area near Neve Erez, was completed - and he was released for burial.
The ZAKA legal department, in collaboration with Rabbi Asher Landau, rabbi of the Institute of Forensic Medicine, Rabbi Snir Elmaleh from the legal department, and the commander of the ZAKA Shi'a District, Gil Bismuth, worked with all relevant parties to advance the identification process, complete all the necessary procedures, and bring about the release of the deceased for burial as quickly as possible, while maintaining the dignity of the deceased and sensitivity to the family.
His funeral will leave today at 12:00, from his parents' home, 32 Nurok Street in Bnei Brak, to the Ponevezh Cemetery in the city.
Michael Gutwin, Director of ZAKA's Legal Department: "Behind every release for burial, there is sometimes a complex activity that is carried out away from the public eye. Throughout the night, we worked, together with all the professional bodies, to advance the identification process and complete everything that is required, to allow the family to bring their loved one to burial without unnecessary delays.
""We will continue to do everything we can, at any time and in any place, to maintain the dignity of the deceased and assist the families in their difficult moments.""
The ZAKA ambulance is now transporting the deceased for further burial and funeral.
""The ZAKA organization sends its condolences to the family members and assists them in whatever is necessary during their difficult time," the organization said in a statement.
Meir Shaer, late. Photo: Courtesy of the photographer, according to Section 27A.
The fatal accident occurred when two young Haredi Jews were traveling together in an SUV, which overturned under circumstances that have not yet been clarified.
Rescue forces called to the scene found the deceased unconscious, without a pulse or breathing, and suffering from multi-system trauma. After medical examinations, they were forced, to their regret, to declare him dead at the scene.
The second young man, 21 years old from Betar Illit, who was fully conscious and suffered minor injuries to his limbs, was taken to Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital in a minor condition.
About a week ago, Meir, the late, got engaged to the Kohelet family from the Har Nof neighborhood in Jerusalem, and only last week did they register for the wedding.
The circumstances of the accident are being investigated by the police.
