On September 30 2023, Eli was playing with his brother, when he fell into a lake attempting to recover a ball. He was underwater for 32-35 minutes, causing prolonged oxygen deprivation to his brain.

First responders Hatzoloh EMS of Rockland County, Chaverim Of Rockland, Ramapo Police Department, Monsey Fire Department, 4 Level 4 Paramedics, including VitalOne®'s Fishel Litzman, David Strohli, Yaakov Goldberg, Tzvi Follman, Mark Schuster PA-C, Josh (Shiya) Brach were able to retrieve him from the freezing water, and engaged in CPR & life-saving intervention to save the child.

After extensive medical treatment at Westchester Medical Center, a member of WMCHealth and Children's Specialized Hospital Dr. Moshe Kupferstein, Eli was miraculously discharged home to continue his recovery journey.

VitalOne®'s Yanki Fekete flew this hero to South Florida where he received Brain enhancement Neuro modalities, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, IV treatment, Stim treatment, neurological, physical, occupational and speech therapy. Thank you hatzalah south Florida for assisting.

With extensive efforts from Rivky Sprei MSN, APRN, FNP, Eli is set to begin stem cell treatment with the legendary Dr. Joshua Hare.

VitalOne® 1-800-MedEvac is grateful to be a part of this hero’s journey to a full recovery!

We recently kept our promise to throw a next level 8th birthday for Eli. This was an incredible Sea, Air and Land birthday for the pediatric miracle of the century, with Miami-Dade Police Department, Rosanna Cordero-Stutz, Rabbi/Chaplain Mark Rosenberg, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR), Hatzalah South Florida and Tzirel Coane Shia Freid

See above the incredible trailer video of this hero’s journey and all the selfless volunteers who assisted.

Stay tuned for the full video!

Thank you @ari chaimawitz for next level video production 🔥

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