Lifeguards Pay Tribute at Bondi Beach

They formed an almost kilometre-long line along the Bondi Beach shoreline, standing in silence to commemorate the victims of the Dec. 14 terrorist attack.

Hundreds of surf rescuers participate in a Shoulder2Shoulder memorial event for victims of the Dec. 14 terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 20, 2025. George Chan/Getty Images

Bondi’s lifeguards have wrapped their arms around the community in a show of strength and healing after the Dec. 14 horrific mass shooting.

Hundreds of volunteer surf lifesavers stood hand in hand with the beach’s world-famous lifeguards, lining almost the entire kilometre-long shoreline on Saturday morning.