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50 schoolkids rescued after bus sinks in wet sand near Eilat

The children were on a school trip when their bus got bogged down and nearly flipped over.

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An Israeli Navy ship patrols off the Eilat shore on April 17, 2024. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.

A group of 50 Israeli children on a school trip were rescued on Tuesday after their bus got stuck in wet sand near Eilat and nearly overturned.

None of the children were hurt in the incident.

Police officers from the Eilat District joining emergency and rescue teams in evacuating the passengers from the bus, which was listing to the side and in danger of tipping over

The children had been headed to the Flamingo Pools at the northern entrance to Eilat when the accident occurred.

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