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Last update - 15:41 26/02/2008 Body of American cantor killed in flash flood flown back to N.Y. By The Associated Press Tags: Israel, flash floods  The body of a Jewish American cantor who drowned in a flash flood near the Dead Sea on Monday was set to be flown back to the U.S. on Tuesday for burial, police said. The man, David Tauber, was killed near the Dead Sea on Monday when floodwaters raced down the riverbed where he was hiking with his wife, according to police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld. His wife, Heather Tauber, survived and was treated by medics on the scene. Tauber's body was found by Manu Barak, a member of Ein Gedi's rescue unit, who had received information that a vehicle had become trapped in the reserve because of the rainy conditions. Advertisement "I reached the spot in my car together with a large group of rescue officials in order to rescue the man, but suddenly I saw a body float in the water," Manu said. A doctor arrived on the scene and pronounced Tauber dead. Emergency services found a woman nearby who also had been swept away by the flood, Rosenfeld said. Her nationality could not be immediately confirmed but she is presumed to have been Tauber's wife. "She was hiding in a cave," Barak said. "She was completely drenched and in serious distress." Tauber, who was in his mid-30s, was the cantor at the North Shore Synagogue in Syosset, New York. He was also an opera singer who had won numerous awards for Jewish liturgical music, according to a biography on the synagogue's Web site. Tauber lived in Brooklyn, New York, according to the site. The Dead Sea, the world's lowest point at about 430 meters (1,400 feet) below sea level, is surrounded by desert and generally arid cliffs. At certain times of the year, however, rain falling in the hills can come rushing down the steep descents, causing sudden and violent torrents in otherwise dry spots. Tuesday rainfall caused a series of other accidents in the area, one of which involved Channel 2 journalist Menachem Horowitz, who sustained moderate injuries. His family members, who were with him in the vehicle, sustained light injuries. "[The downpour] was a minor event until it suddenly turned tragic," Merav Ayalon, a spokesperson for Kibbutz Ein Gedi said. Bookmark to del.icio.us   My gay family Caryn Aviv shares her personal experience as a gay Jewish co-parent. Filmed in battle Second Lebanon War film centers on one man's choice to keep his troop out of harm's way.   1.   sad to bad I understand he had a beautiful voice. 16:47  |  Robert/Montreal 26/02/08   2.   Sorrow and fraternity 17:11  |  ralph is back 26/02/08   3.   Wrong name of victim 17:33  |  Tricia 26/02/08   4.   his name was David Tauber 17:51  |  dudehan 26/02/08   5.   AMERICAN CANTOR 18:26  |  MICHAEL 26/02/08   6.   feel aweful and some name clarification 19:28  |  griefstricken friend 26/02/08   7.   What a loss 19:31  |  Dan&Carol Greenberg 26/02/08   8.   Addendum - born Weiner, changed his name 19:43  |  Tricia 26/02/08   9.   His Name Is both Tauber and Weiner 20:19  |  Morgan Chemij 26/02/08   10.   Flash Flood DISASTERS 21:47  |  Dangalil 26/02/08   11.   Devastating 22:48  |  Pam Haas 26/02/08   12.   Sad 23:45  |  Alfassa 26/02/08   13.   My condolences to the bereaved family 00:11  |  Benjamina 27/02/08   14.   How tragic 00:16  |  Rebecca Kahn 27/02/08   15.   Donations in his memory? 00:24  |  Saddened Friend 27/02/08   16.   Warm, kind-hearted, special man 02:08  |  Leslie Tannenbaum 27/02/08   17.   Cantor Tauber 02:30  |  Eric 27/02/08   18.   David Taubers last happy days 02:36  |  Millie Magid 27/02/08   19.   FUNERAL DETAILS 02:59  |  Morgan 27/02/08   20.   Cantor David Tauber 16:02  |  Marc 27/02/08   21.   We will miss Cantor Tauber 23:08  |  The Lowe Family 27/02/08   22.   David Tauber is David Weiner 07:00  |  Bonnie 28/02/08   23.   David Wiener Tauber 00:47  |  Rob Mann 29/02/08   24.   Dave 03:09  |  Janna 04/03/08   25.   David Tauber and David Wiener 05:19  |  Debbie 07/04/08

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