Yesterday afternoon, the late Nadav Shalom Aigner, a 4-year-old boy from Samaria, whose family had come to vacation in Moshav Sdot Micha, drowned in a pool at a B&B.
Rescue forces evacuated him in critical condition to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, where doctors were unfortunately forced to pronounce him dead.
Immediately upon receiving the report, ZAKA volunteers from the Jerusalem District - Beit Shemesh team, accompanied the family members and provided them with assistance and support during their difficult time.
At the same time, the rabbi of the National Institute of Forensic Medicine, Rabbi Asher Landau, and the commander of the ZAKA Jerusalem District, Benzi Oering, acted with all relevant parties.
After conducting an external examination, and thanks to the activities of ZAKA's legal department, the child's body was released for burial today (Tuesday) without the need for an autopsy.
Benzi Oering, Commander of ZAKA Jerusalem District: "In addition to closely accompanying the family during their difficult hours, we worked together with ZAKA's legal department and all professional bodies to shorten the procedures as much as possible and bring about the rapid release of the toddler's body for burial. This is a mission undertaken out of a deep commitment to the honor of the deceased and the honor of the family.""
His funeral will be held today at the cemetery in Kfar Haroeh.
