Because it's not such a big deal if one goes missing?
An 8-year-old Israeli boy spent six hours floating in the Dead Sea alone at night after his father left him there by accident during a family trip, police said Sunday.
They said they would not press charges against the errant parent.…
Rescue workers said the boy, Shneur Zalman Friedman, from Jerusalem, was in the sea with his father and two brothers on Thursday evening when currents swept him away from shore, without anyone else noticing.
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the family was part of a large group visiting a beach reserved for ultra-Orthodox Jewish men — who do not bathe in the presence of women — away from main public areas.
His father left the water with other members of the group and only noticed the boy was missing as darkness fell, Rosenfeld said.
A major search by police helicopters and volunteers in motorboats finally found Shneur about 2 miles from the shore early Friday after six hours in the strong-smelling, corrosive water…
Okay, I know it's unfair. Anyone could forget their own 8-year-old child in a large inland sea. You don't have to be haredi to do that …
[Hat Tip: Neo Conservaguy.]