![]() ![]() On Friday morning, a single red rose could be seen in a gate on the beach at Little Bay (pictured) 'He always wore a wetsuit, but the water here is quite warm and no one else really wears one,' Barbara explained. The swimmer said she regularly saw Mr Nellist, who lived about 10km north-east of the beach in Wolli Creek, heading down to the sand from time to time, and they always said hello. Swimmer Barbara went for her usual swim on Friday and told Daily Mail Australia the situation was 'unbelievable' and that it would take the community a long time to get over it. He is now the first confirmed fatal victim in Sydney in 60 years.Īs the coastline reopened today, beach-goers said they now feel safer due to patrol boats, police and helicopters monitoring the area - with many plunging into water. The 35-year-old diver was preparing for a charity ocean swim this weekend, which has since cancelled, when he was killed by the apex predator. Locals flocked back to Little Bay in Sydney's south-east on Friday morning pledging not to 'live our lives in fear' two days after a 4.5m beast mauled British diving instructor Simon Nellist. Almost 'no one' else does, a local told Daily Mail AustraliaĪ swimmer mauled by a great white was virtually the only beach regular to wear a wetsuit into the warm summer waters - something that may have led the 4.5m shark to mistake him for a seal. ![]() Simon Nellist regularly wore a full body wetsuit even swimming while the waters were warm.
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