'We had to immediately take refuge under a van and watched the gunman's feet'

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Source: 9news.com.au
'We had to immediately take refuge under a van and watched the gunman's feet'

Stories of fear and courage continue to emerge from witnesses of the horrific Bondi mass shooting, which has claimed the lives of 15 innocents.

Bridget Sarks and her partner rode through Bondi screaming at beachgoers to run after witnessing the gunmen exit their car and start shooting.

Bronte local Craig Cobb told 9news.com.au how he and his young daughters ran for their lives when they heard gunshots while getting dinner in Bondi.

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Other witnesses have recalled seeing bystanders race towards danger to help, or carrying injured people on surfboards when paramedics ran out of stretchers.

Australian fashion designer Pip Edwards shared how she hid under a van as the shooters "circled" during the attack.

The Ksubi creative director was at Bondi beach with friends when the shooting started.

"The gun man [sic] fired his first round of shots right behind my girlfriend newand I as we had just passed the bridge were they were standing," Edwards wrote in an Instagram post.

She and friend Jess Engels were heading in the direction of the Jewish event the gunmen are believed to have targeted.

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Edwards and her friend took cover between two parked vans.

"The shots continued to fire incessantly, and quite literally as close as two metres away," she wrote.

"We had to immediately take refuge under a van and watched the gunman's feet with his gun pace in front of the van right at our heads, using our van as his post."

Edwards said both gunmen circled the van shooting at everything until a civilian's shouts drew them away.

She and Engels remained hidden under the van for about 15 minutes until the shooting stopped.

They waited until another friend located them under the van before safely emerging.

"I was convulsing with fear, trapped, thinking this was it for us," Edwards wrote.

"I cannot comprehend nor compute it at all."

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Edwards said in the caption of her post that it would be her only comment on the shooting.

Engels posted to her own Instagram stories asking for privacy.

She added that she and Edwards tried to help others hide but that they "did not make it".

If you have been impacted by the terror attack in Bondi there is support available.

To contact Lifeline Australia, call 13 11 14 or text 0477 13 11 14. For people under 25 years old, you can contact Kids Helpline at 1800 55 1800. Both of these are available on a 24/7 basis. If you wish to donate blood, you can find your nearest donor centre here.

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