Overwhelmed is the homogeneity in Australia From the tragic death of 57 -year -old Greek Surfer, Mercury Psilakis by attack shark On Saturday (6.9.25) at Long Reef Beach in Sydney.
Mercury Psylakis fought a great battle between the dee why and long reef beaches of Sydney in Australia to escape the sharkbut he didn’t.
Mercouris, as his relatives and friends were shouting in Greek, was particularly beloved in the Greek “family” of the Greek communityAnd she was a passionate surfer, a favorite father of a minor girl and a husband.
Speaking to Sky News Australia, an eyewitness stressed that the attack took place in front of his eyes and that the shark was one of the greatest he had ever seen.
“There was a man in the water shouting ‘I don’t want to bite me, I don’t want to bite me, don’t bite me’ and I saw the shark’s flap coming out of the water and it was huge.
It has been a horrific day on Sydney’s northern beaches – a 57-year-old man was mauled by a shark close to shore while surfing with mates, dying before he could be pulled from the water. He has been identified as husband and father, Mercury Psillakis. @Sacre88 #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/tyHOnxLr9o
— 7NEWS Adelaide (@7NewsAdelaide) September 6, 2025
“He gathered them all and protected them”
“Mercury was a surfer as was his brother. Together with his brother they were and trainers learned to children and young people how to use the board and also repaired and the boards were very good as his brother and loved this hobby. Mercouri’s parents came from Symi and Mercouris was born in Australia. Mercouri had a daughter was married to his wife and had a daughter. They were planning a journey to come the new season, “tells the newsit.gr’s rich surfer.
“It must have been a group of people who at that time surf in the area of the incident. Mercury just had to realize that the shark was roaming. He gathered them all and protected them by telling them to go away to the coast simply the shark quickly went from the back while the sharks are usually used to the sides. There are also his last words, that is, he actually protected those who were around the moment, a group of people who made a surfer, “he says.
“It was a beloved family, a favorite androgynous and lived very beautifully, as they themselves loved Greece very much and were intended to come to visit Greece. Also, the community of our expatriates in Australia and the state of Australia are with them and supports them, ”concludes the 57 -year -old cousin.