8-year-old rescued after six hours in Dead Sea

MSN.COM ^ | Aug 5, 2007 | AP

[Nachum]

JERUSALEM - An 8-year-old Israeli boy spent six hours floating in the Dead Sea alone at night after his father left him there by accident during a family trip, police said Sunday.

They said they would not press charges against the errant parent.

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.

[Nik Naym]

Is his name “Bob” by any chance?

[Jeff Chandler]

Oy vey!

[stephenjohnbanker]

Great news!

[goldstategop]

You can't drown. The water is so dense in the Dead Sea you couldn't even if you wanted to. I know, because I've swam in the waters there myself.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[suffering_fools]

My brother would spend big bucks to float for six hours.

As it is, a one hour "single float" session goes for something like 75 clams.

I think they're putting something addictive in the water in those places, he keeps trying to get me to "go for a float", no matter how much I laugh at him.

It's almost like the potheads back in school, always with the "wanna smoke a doober?"

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Is his name “Bob” by any chance?

Yes, and he's one lucky buoy.

[Tainan]

That boy is gonna have a permanent pucker!

[johnny7]

[Recon Dad]

six hours in the strong-smelling, corrosive water,

I couldn’t bring myself to even enter what looked like to me a fetid cesspool.

[ml/nj]

I couldn’t bring myself to even enter what looked like to me a fetid cesspool.

Too bad for you. It's a great experience.

(Woman on the right is floating, not standing!)

ML/NJ

[JimRed]

Prune hands???

;^)

[bikerman]

father left him there by accident during a family trip, police said Sunday.

How does one forget their kid??

[sodpoodle]

As my Jewish doctor would say;

“now that’s a kosher pickle”

[Jabba the Nutt]

"...has an abnormally high salt concentration that allows swimmers to float on the surface."

It doesn't "allow" swimmers to float on the surface, just try swimming under water or try sinking on purpose. I swam in the Great Salt Lake, which has a lower salt concentration than the Dead Sea.

[China Clipper]

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Well, for heaven's sake someone has to!!

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[bikerman]

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[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

I heard that the Dead Sea has all sorts of benefits for the skin. It helps those with Psoriasis, for example. I recently bought a facial cream that contained Dead Sea minerals. Good stuff!

[China Clipper]

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[bikerman]

HUH??? Missing a few / / / /