Mercury Psillakis, who was killed by a shark at Sydney’s Northern Beaches on Saturday, has been described as an “avid surfer, loving father, loving husband, great son and great person”.
A close friend said the 57-year-old steered other surfers in the water to safety before he was fatally attacked.
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