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While Swimmers Escaped Violence, Widely-Shared Picture Depicts Beach Patrol Sprinting ‘Pedal to the Metal’ To the Scene.
Alexandra Ching, a permanent local of Bondi, has always considered the iconic beach as her own backyard. On a recent weekend night, she, along with numerous others in the area, noticed loud noises ringing out across the community.
“That was the initial assumption, but I reasoned it was still too bright and no one could see them,” Ching states. Stepping out of her apartment, she saw people “flooding up Bondi Road”. Their expressions on display told her something was wrong.
As she stood on the avenue, speaking to a duo who had run up the incline still dripping wet, she heard someone moving up behind her. This turned out to be a rescuer, running at full speed towards Bondi barefoot from the adjacent Tamarama beach – roughly 1.5km – while transporting a medical device.
“I noticed a person utter ‘excuse me’, and turning my head I just saw this streak in blue,” she recounts. “He was just flying past. He was the only one running in the path that the crowd was trying to flee, and hauling that big kit and unshod … He’s running towards something that certainly every fibre in your being would tell you to run in the reverse way.
“Absolutely no pause, but just fully full throttle racing.”
An Iconic Image of Bravery During Chaos
The photograph that Ching snapped of the rescuer, since identified as Jackson Doolan, quickly spread as one of many acts of courage in the following of the terror attack.
Andy Reid, a second lifeguard, says that Doolan, called “Jacko”, ran from Tamarama beach to support the remaining crew at Bondi, as well as to aid other rescuers, officers and paramedics attending to many victims.
Local Response and Assistance
Doolan’s actions was part of a broader narrative to emerge from the community, with the patrol base beside the scene of the attack serving as a temporary treatment center. Accounts show that other team members were also seen helping out, for instance entering the ocean to save people who were struggling.
After the tragedy, statements of support circulated widely. One post shared appreciation for the individuals who showed that “kindness will always overcome darkness”.
The team of beach patrol issued a message, saying they were “still trying to comprehend what occurred”.
“Our thanks go out to all for your supportive words and support. We are overwhelmed by the kindness directed at our responders,” the team wrote. “Eventually, we will recount our experiences in the aim that it supports those impacted.”
Council Praise
Waverley council, the local authority that hires many professional beach safety officers, remarked that the crew rose to the occasion from the second the shooting commenced until late that nighttime.
“We have heard so many moving narratives, but the viral image of Jackson Doolan, sprinting from Tamarama to Bondi with a AED so he could help preserve life is extraordinary,” commented a local official.
“These individuals show altruism every day in ensuring our world-famous coastlines safe for visitors, but what we saw on Sunday should be commended.
“As we grieve and grapple with the atrocity of this heinous act of violence, I think it is important that we focus on just how much positivity we have witnessed in the face of such darkness.”
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