Overview

• VINnews reported that Yosef Yehoshua Friedman died after two weeks in critical condition following severe injuries from electrocution.
• The electrocution occurred as he entered the mikvah at the Nitra Yeshiva summer camp in Kerhonkson, where an exposed electrical current was cited.
• Hatzalah of the Catskills revived his heartbeat after cardiac arrest before his transfer to Westchester Medical Center.
• Friedman was a student at the Nitra Yeshiva in Mount Kisco and was attending the yeshiva’s Catskills summer camp when injured.
• His father, event producer R’ Eli Friedman, posted a brief public message after his passing, as the Orthodox community continued widespread prayers.