Panic spread across the beach as bystanders called for help while paramedics rushed to the scene.
Despite attempts to resuscitate him, his life could not be saved. The victim was Alon Aboutboul, a renowned 60-year-old actor known internationally for his roles in Rambo III, The Dark Knight Rises, and London Has Fallen. His death was confirmed by local sources on Tuesday.
Emergency services responded to the call at 8:22 a.m., but despite their efforts, the actor was pronounced dead at the scene. He is survived by his partner, Israeli writer and director Shir Bilya, and their four children.
Born in 1964 in Kiryat Ata, Aboutboul began his acting journey as a teenager, graduating from the Thelma Yellin High School of Arts. His breakthrough in Hollywood came in 1988 with a role in Rambo III alongside Sylvester Stallone. He later appeared in Steven Spielberg’s Munich and the cult TV series Fringe.
He gained widespread recognition for portraying Dr. Leonid Pavel in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises, acting alongside Christian Bale and Tom Hardy. Other notable roles include London Has Fallen, Homeland, NCIS: Los Angeles, and Snowfall.
Throughout his 42-year career, much of which was spent in Israeli cinema and television, Aboutboul received numerous accolades, including the Ophir Award and an Israeli Television Academy Award.
Israeli Minister of Culture and Sport, Miki Zohar, paid tribute to the late actor on social media, calling his passing “deeply painful” and praising his lifelong dedication to the art of acting.
“May his memory be a blessing,” he wrote.