Hundreds honour Westfield stabbing victims with paddle-out at Bondi beach – video | Australia news

The community paddle-out, held at dawn on Tuesday, was supported by local sporting organisations including Bronte Surf Club, where one of the victims, 47-year-old Jade Young, was a member. The Bondi Girls Surfriders wrote on Instagram that paddle-outs are a time-honoured tradition originating from Hawaii for surfers to gather on the water and pay tribute to a life, or lives, lost: ‘This involves surfers paddling out to sea to form a circle to take a moment to reflect on those lives taken too soon’

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