Filed in archive Water Adventures by Terah Shelton on August 6, 2007

After spending six hours alone in the Dead Sea, Shneur Zalman Friedman, was rescued. Friedman's father accidentally left him there while on vacation. Maybe this brave, little boy should replace Bear Grylls on Man vs. Wild.

The Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth and one of Israel's most popular tourist attractions, has an abnormally high salt concentration that allows swimmers to float on the surface.

Rescue workers said the boy, Shneur Zalman Friedman, from Jerusalem, was in the sea with his father and two brothers on Thursday evening when currents swept him away from shore, without anyone else noticing.

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the family was part of a large group visiting a beach reserved for ultra-Orthodox Jewish men - who do not bathe in the presence of women - away from main public areas.

His father left the water with other members of the group and only noticed the boy was missing as darkness fell, Rosenfeld said.

A major search by police helicopters and volunteers in motorboats finally found Shneur about 2 miles from the shore early Friday after six hours in the strong-smelling, corrosive water, Yehuda Meshi-Zahav of the Zaka rescue organization said.

The boy was dehydrated and frightened but otherwise healthy, he said. Shneur told his rescuers he remained calm throughout the ordeal, saying prayers and thinking about his school friends as he floated in the darkness.

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Response from: Ajlouny (12/27/08 4:02pm)

I wonder what was going on in that little boys head. I wonder what was going on in the father's head when he realized that he left his child behind. Incredible!