US Edition‘Splash the water and scream’: The Bondi Beach paddle-out ceremony marks healing of community
Hundreds of surfers and community members paddle out to honor 15 victims and support healing after the terror attack at the Chanukah by the Sea event.
- On Friday, Bondi Beach community held a large paddle-out as hundreds, if not thousands, mourned the 15 killed in the Sunday-night attack after speeches and prayers on the beach.
- Gunmen Sajid and Naveed Akram fired indiscriminately from the footbridge overlooking the Chanukah event, while a Volkswagen Golf on the beachside shows bullet holes from Sunday night and one gunman was listed in about 2021.
- Olympians Jess Fox, Ian Thorpe and Steve Solomon visited the memorial and laid flowers at the footbridge memorial, which features a chalk menorah, visitation stones, flowers, and the words 'the people of Israel live.'
- Organizers say the event marks the start of healing in Bondi as life settles into a new normal while grief remains heavy, with Bondi Beach Victim Services and NSW Mental Health Line providing support hotlines.
- Calls to come together followed the memorial visit as athletes and community leaders urged unity and change, saying it gives hope to continue representing the country amid national reflection.
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According to the organizers, more than 2,000 people participated in this "paddle out", a typical "surf culture" ceremony, to honour the victims of the shooting.
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