Six Israelis injured in car accident at Bolivia salt flats

Six Israeli travelers were injured yesterday (Tuesday) in a serious car accident in the Salar region of Bolivia. The group sustained injuries ranging from mild to severe and was initially treated at a local clinic for preliminary medical assessment. From there, they were flown to a hospital in La Paz for continued treatment. The complex rescue operation extended into the night and was carried out in coordination with local authorities, the Jewish community in Bolivia, insurance companies, and the Israeli embassy. A Bolivian military aircraft, arranged by the Israeli embassy, was used in the evacuation. The Department for Israelis in Distress Abroad, along with Israel’s Consul in Lima, Tomer Asaf, oversaw the rescue and medical transfer of the injured. The Salar de Uyuni, the world’s largest salt flat, located between the Potosí and Oruro regions, has been the site of several tragic incidents involving Israeli travelers. In 2012, two Israeli tourists were killed in a traffic accident in the same area. Their bodies, along with an injured traveler, were flown to La Paz. A year earlier, two Israelis—Ofir Hen and Dana Bikovitzky—were killed when their off-road vehicle overturned in the salt flat. A local driver also died in that crash, and another Israeli tourist was lightly injured. All three had been traveling in South America following their military service. Get the Ynetnews app on your smartphone: Google Play: https://bit.ly/4eJ37pE | Apple App Store: https://bit.ly/3ZL7iNv In 2008, the Salar region saw another deadly incident involving Israeli tourists: four women and one man—Sivan Bodnitsky, Ortal Duks, Daniel Atsmon, Adi Rozman, and Liran Mizrahi—were killed in a head-on collision between two jeeps near the town of Uyuni. Five Japanese nationals also died in that accident, as all passengers in both vehicles were killed. Follow Ynetnews on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Telegram >>