Emek Medical Center in Afula declared on Sunday the death of the victims of a light aircraft crash in northern Israel.
The crash occured near Moshav Tel Adashim, between Nazareth and Afula.
The men had initially been found by Magen David Adom (MDA) in a field alongside the wrecked plane, unconscious and in critical condition.
Both men were evacuated to Emek Medical Center while unconscious and receiving CPR.
Firefighters at the scene worked to contain a fuel leak from the plane in order to prevent a blaze from igniting.
‘Very serious incident’
“This is a serious incident,” said MDA paramedic Maor Atedagi. “We arrived at the scene with ambulances, intensive care vehicles, and immediate response motorcycles.”
The plane had crashed in a field, severely damaging its fuselage, Atedagi shared, adding that the two men had been lying nearby with no pulse or breath.
“We immediately began performing advanced CPR and evacuated them in MDA intensive care vehicles to the hospital in critical condition,” Atedagi said.
Eli Ashkenazi contributed to this report.
