Swimmers also came out to thank first responders, including local life savers. They gathered in front of the North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club, which is still inside police tape in the cordoned-off area

Communities express shock and solidarity after at least 12 people killed iin Sydney at event marking start of Hanukah

Shooting at world-famous beach in which 15 people, plus one alleged gunman, were killed reverberated around the world, with many headlines noting the actions of a hero bystander