Saturday, October 5

Confirmed death of Israeli tourist swallowed by waterfall in southern Mexico


La familia agradeció a sus amigos, a la comunidad judía de México y a los servicios de rescate locales por ayudar durante la búsqueda.
The family thanked their friends, the Jewish community in Mexico and local rescue services for helping during the search.

Photo: MIGUEL TOVAR / AFP / Getty Images

The search for Israeli tourist Yannai Rimon, from 25 years old, who fell into the Santo Domingo river, at the height of the Las Nubes waterfalls, in Chiapas, Mexico ended in the worst way, with the confirmation of the discovery of his body.

Yannai visited the tourist center with several other people, who had arrived from San Cristóbal de las Casas , but when they were walking near the waterfalls they approached the stream and it was when the water dragged the young man.

As explained by one of the companions, they were all crossing a river when Rimon slipped and fell from a height of 14 feet, then was washed away and swallowed by a waterfall.

A) Yes , after several days of searching by Civil Protection authorities of the Government of Chiapas and the Mexican army, his remains were found in the tributary of the Santo Domingo River, near the Las Nubes Ecotourism Center.

Cascadas Las Nubes, is a tourist destination that consists of several small waterfalls that rush to a plain surrounded by grasslands, with a viewpoint located at 490 feet high, according to tourist information in the area.

According to media in your country , Yanai Rimon was a resident of the city of Sderot, was on a post-army trip with friends after completing service in a special forces unit.

Rimon’s body was airlifted to Mexico City, to later be transported to Israel for burial.

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