Lifesavers ran straight into the line of fire at Bondi to save those who had been shot or were drowning, as well as a woman in labour.

A brave lifeguard has been praised for jumping into the water to save a drowning tourist while “shots were being fired” during the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach.

Below Deck star Nathan Gallagher rescued several people on a boat during the Bondi Beach shooting on Sunday. The Irish reality TV star, originally from Co Donegal, was on the boat off the coast of Australia's most iconic landmark tagging sharks when he heard gunshots.

Fifteen people - including a 10-year-old girl and a British-born rabbi - were killed when two gunmen targeted Jewish people attending a Hanukkah event.

A Hanukkah celebration on warm summer's evening at Sydney's Bondi Beach became a scene of terror Sunday when gunmen opened fire, causing deaths and injuries, chaos and fear.