Perhaps he was fleeing”The Others”

A man builds a car-powered raft and sets off from Bat Yam in an attempt to flee Israel.

The Marine Policing Unit of the Tel Aviv District searched the Mediterranean coast in the area of the rumored launch and found that there was such a raft sailing west of Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv. The raft was assembled of two canoe-like boats serving as pontoons, supporting an old Citroen-made vehicle.

The man, a Holon resident in his 40s, was trying to flee Israel and was seated inside the vehicle.

Upon further inspection, police found food and extensive equipment that was meant to support the man for a long period of time. The police suspect that the man was, in fact, trying to flee from Israel, but did not indicate why he might be interested in such an action.

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