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More Than 1,000 Surfers Paddle Out to Honor Mercury Psillakis on Sydney’s Northern Beaches

The investigation remains open, leaving the shark-net removal trial paused.

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Mike Psillakis speaks of his bother mercury who was killed by a shark at a paddle out on 270925

Overview

  • More than 1,000 surfers formed a circle off Long Reef and Dee Why on Saturday as twin brother Mike Psillakis led the tribute.
  • Participants carried palm fronds instead of flowers at the same break where the 57-year-old died three weeks earlier.
  • The Department of Primary Industries has not yet released a formal report on the fatal shark attack.
  • NSW Premier Chris Minns has paused a planned trial to remove shark nets pending the outcome of the investigation.
  • Scientists estimate the white shark involved at about 3.4 to 3.6 metres, and a fundraiser for his wife Maria and daughter Freedom has raised nearly $150,000.