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Emotional Scenes as Shark Victim Honoured
More than 100 surfers and community members gathered in a paddle-out to honor Nico Antic, the first shark attack fatality in Sydney Harbour in over 60 years.
- On Sunday, a paddle-out at North Bondi honoured Nico Antic as more than 100 surfers and paddle-boarders formed a circle, joined by local lifeguards and surf lifesavers.
- On January 18, Nico was bitten by a suspected bull shark at Nielsen Park, and friends pulled him from the water with critical injuries; almost a week later, his parents announced he died at Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick.
- With splashing, clapping and cheering, community members noted `It was good to see everyone come together as a community and show that everyone cared and showed their support` .
- Victor Piñeiro, family friend and GoFundMe organiser, has raised more than $270,000 as of Sunday morning, and Lorena and Juan, Nico's parents, said they were heartbroken and thanked Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick and first responders.
- Nico's death is the first in Sydney Harbour in more than six decades, following four shark attacks and NSW beaches closures amid heavy rains described as a once-in-500-year event.
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‘Loved Life’: Mass Paddle-Out for 12-Year-Old Shark Victim
The heartbroken parents of a shark attack victim have remembered him as a boy who “loved life” as friends and supporters took part in a mass paddle-out to mourn the young surfer. Holding boards and surrounding the family of 12-year-old Nico Antic, more than 100 people joined the early morning memorial at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday. Locals lined the sand at the famous beach for the event, held more than a week after the keen rugby player died…
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right7Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution54% Right
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