Nachal Bokek
צילום החברה להגנת הטבע דפנה מרוז
German tour guide dies while hiking in Judean desert
Man collapses while guiding group of tourists on mountain hike, evidently due to heart attack
A German tour guide died on Saturday while leading a group of tourists on a hike in the Nachal Bokek region in the Judean Desert.
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While the group was climbing up to an observation point, the guide, a man in his fifties, complained of chest pain and collapsed. Magen David Adom paramedics who responded the scene had no choice but to pronounce him dead. A search and rescue crew evacuated the man's body.
A similar case took place about month, when ago a 22-year-old resident of central Israel fell unconscious and died while hiking in the Golan Heights. Emergency response crews attempted to revive her, but to no avail.
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