Hundreds swim in memorial to boy killed by sharkAFP, SYDNEYHundreds of swimmers and surfers paddled their boards into the waves off Sydney’s Bondi Beach yesterday in memory of a 12-year-old boy who died after being attacked by a shark in Sydney Harbour. Family and friends formed in a large circle in the ocean, splashing the water to honor the youngster, Nico Antic, television images showed. We’re going to miss him, miss him forever,” the boy’s father told people gathered on the Sydney beach, according to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald. A warning sign is pictured at a beach in Sydney on Jan. 19, one day after Nico Antic was attacked by a shark. Officials said heavy rain draining into the harbor and ocean beaches had turned the water brackish, raising the risk of shark attacks.

Source: Taipei Times February 01, 2026 18:12 UTC