Vehicle tips over into Jordan River, 3-year-old critically injured

A private jeep tipped into the Jordan Valley on Saturday, near Hapkak Bridge (north of the Sea of Galilee and south of Kfar Blum). A mother, father and young daughter were injured as a result: the daughter, a three-year-old girl, was critically wounded and evacuated via helicopter to Ziv Medical Center in the city of Safed. The mother was seriously wounded, and the father was lightly wounded and treated on location.

Initial reports found that the jeep swerved when turning a corner and the upended into the river. The little girl suffered from hypothermia due to the cold water, and her mother suffered from concussions.