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Survivors recall Bondi Beach shooting as anniversary approaches
Two gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah event in Archer Park beside Sydney’s Bondi Beach on December 14.
Around 1,000 people were attending the annual family gathering, called Chanukah by the Sea.
Fifteen people were killed in the attack, including a 10-year-old girl, and dozens were injured in about eight minutes.
A 90-year-old Holocaust survivor later died from injuries sustained in the shooting, bringing the death toll to 16.
Survivors, bereaved families, witnesses and first responders describe the attack and their efforts to survive or help others in a Channel 4 documentary.
The documentary is being released as the first anniversary approaches, bringing attention to the decisions ordinary people made under fire.
Survivors are recalling the Bondi Beach shooting as its first anniversary approaches.
Two gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney on December 14.
Fifteen people, including a ten-year-old girl, died within eight minutes, according to the Daily Mail.
The attack later claimed a 16th victim, 90-year-old Eva Geller, who died in hospital.
A Channel 4 documentary reconstructs the attack through accounts from survivors, bereaved families, witnesses and first responders.
- Who
- Two gunmen allegedly opened fire on people attending the event. Survivors, witnesses and first responders are recounting what happened.
- What
- A shooting at a Hanukkah celebration killed 15 people within eight minutes; a 16th victim later died.
- When
- December 14, just after 6.40pm. The article says the first anniversary is approaching.
- Where
- Bondi Beach, Sydney, including Archer Park, the grassy area behind the beach.
- Why
- The article describes the shooting as an antisemitic attack targeting people at a Jewish festival celebration.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Two gunmen took position on an elevated footbridge overlooking Archer Park and opened fire.
Dozens had been injured and 15 people had died.
Eva Geller, 90, died in hospital after being shot in the attack.
A Channel 4 documentary reconstructs the attack through accounts from survivors and others.
- Location
- Bondi Beach, Sydney
- Date and time
- December 14, just after 6.40pm
- Event
- Chanukah by the Sea, an annual family celebration
- Deaths
- 15 people died within eight minutes; Eva Geller later became the 16th victim
- Youngest victim
- Matilda Britvan, 10
- Survivor
- Jessica Rozen was 37 and five months pregnant
What people are saying
It's okay. I've got you. We're going to be safe. Nothing's going to happen to us.
She was a person, and then she was not a person.
All I could do was lie there.