India, July 29 -- Alon Abutbul, one of Israel's most well-known and talented performers, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 60.

Abutbul was swimming at an unguarded beach just south of Haifa, according to witnesses. He informed others around him that he wasn't feeling well after coming out from the water, and he then collapsed After more than an hour of trying to revive him, paramedics pronounced him dead, according to the Magen David Adom rescue service.

"It happened in an instant," stated one witness at the beach, as per Ynet News. "He went into the water and everything looked fine. A few minutes later, he came out saying he felt unwell. People rushed to help. He collapsed right there on the sand. Only when he got out of the water d...