On July 14, 1997, four members of the Australian delegation to the Maccabiah Games (Jewish Olympics) were killed and 67 injured as a result of the collapse of a bridge over the Yarkon. Although the water was not deep enough for anyone to drown, the poisonous mixture of sewage and chemicals caused the catastrophe. The new Maccabiah Bridge was constructed in memory of the incident and there is a monument dedicated to the victims. Quite recently (May 5, 2009), Israeli rowing champion Yasmin Feingold, 20, was seriously injured when her boat overturned in Tel Aviv's Yarkon River, submerging her head in its polluted water and causing her to lose consciousness.
(see more http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083178.html).
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