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Israeli tourist in Brazil dies while fleeing suspected robber

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An Israeli tourist in Brazil died on Tuesday after trying to escape a suspected robber, Israeli media reported.

Alma Buhadana, a 24-year-old woman from Kibbutz Yas’ur in the western Galilee, died Tuesday during a trip to the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, after trying to escape from a person she believed was trying to rob her her.

Buhadana was walking with another Israeli in the Santa Teresa neighborhood of Rio city after the two returned from the Christ the Redeemer statue.

According to Brazilian police, they saw a motorcycle and thought they were being robbed. At that moment, Buhadana jumped over a wall on the side of the road to escape and fell about 15 meters.

Israeli Foreign Ministry response

Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro. Sunset taken from the helicopter (Source: INGIMAGE)

According to a December 2023 Brazil Reports article, data from the Institute of Public Security in Rio de Janeiro shows that thefts in the city “increased by 23% in 2023 compared to 2022, while robberies increased by 25% in the same period have increased”. ”

The State Department responded to the incident by saying, “This is a tragic and difficult case in which a young Israeli woman died as a result of a fall from a height in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.”

“The Department of Israelis Abroad of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Israeli Consulate in Brazil, Neta Avrahami, and Mariano Hirsch, a representative of the Jewish Agency in Rio de Janeiro, are supporting the family during this difficult time and facilitating the transfer to the funeral in Israel .

Maariv contributed to this article.



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