Family of Israeli killed in Norway: "The Foreign Ministry helped? The embassy didn't know he was dead"

The family of Yoad Idan, who died in a kayaking accident in Norway, sharply criticizes the Foreign Ministry and the embassy in Oslo. They claim they had to locate his body on their own, learn of his death from a doctor, and inform the consulate themselves. The Foreign Ministry stated that consular officials acted with dedication.

The family of Yoad Idan, a 26-year-old resident of Givat Ze'ev who died in a kayaking accident in Norway at the end of September, sharply criticizes the conduct of the Foreign Ministry and the consular delegation in Oslo. His sister Adya said the family had to contact hospitals on their own until they located Yoad and only learned of his death in a conversation with the doctor. She claimed the family informed Consul Katy Nahshon of his death, and that to this day they have not received an official notification from the embassy. The family describes a huge gap between the assistance they received from private parties and the support from the Foreign Ministry, which included being directed to call a Norwegian-language hotline and limited help with releasing the body. The Foreign Ministry responded that the embassy and the department for Israelis in distress acted intensively and continuously with all relevant parties in Norway, and that a death in a foreign country involves procedures according to that country's laws.

Family of Israeli killed in Norway: "The Foreign Ministry helped? The embassy didn't know he was dead"