As Able Seaman Jaydan Minovski was running down the street, pushing through a crowd fleeing in the opposite direction, he didn't think about the danger.
Ahead was the sound of sirens and screams. He didn't yet know the scale of what happened at Bondi, only that it was something terrible.
He started December 14 like any other Sunday. Golf in the morning, then to the beach for a swim with mates.
As he stepped through the door to his apartment, his phone rang. A friend he'd been at the beach with called to tell him there was a shooting.
"I was in shock and didn't know if he was serious. I'd just been there and everything was normal, so my first instinct was to check outside," Able Seaman Minovski said.
He went to the roof of his apartment building and saw people streaming away from the beach.
"I called my mate again and he said, 'I can't talk; I'm about to give CPR', and I thought, 'something bad is happening right now'."
A clearance diver with Australian Clearance Diving Team One, Able Seaman Minovski sprinted towards the beach to a scene of horror.
'I was proud to see my colleagues thinking the same way I did in that situation and to see them helping under the same circumstances.'
Two shooters had opened fire on a festival celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
"There were people crying, blood everywhere, casualties being worked on, and some bodies were unrecognisable. I remember seeing a kid and that will stay with me forever," he said.
The first person he spoke to was a Jewish chaplain, covered in blood, who told him to find people who needed help. Able Seaman Minovski grabbed a tourniquet and went to work.
Among the first casualties he assisted was a police officer, who had been shot. Able Seaman Minovski helped carry him to a casualty collection area, but ambulances were full.
Leaving the officer with paramedics, he took a spinal board and ran back, where the limited number of first responders were overwhelmed.
"At one point, a police officer told me to urgently find a paramedic because someone had been shot in the head," Able Seaman Minovski said.
"I found one, but they were already dealing with another critical situation. It says a lot about the scene that no one was free to help."
He continued assisting and carrying victims until the injured were cleared and the area secured.
Only then did he return home, showering before meeting two fellow dive team members who had also helped at the scene.
"I sat down and started crying. It was very traumatic. We stayed together that night and talked about what we'd seen," he said.
"I was proud to see my colleagues thinking the same way I did in that situation and to see them helping under the same circumstances."
'Even with the training, nothing can really prepare you for something so horrific. What happened that day was so evil, there's no training that makes that feel normal.'
Able Seaman Minovski said his clearance diver training, particularly mass-casualty scenarios, helped him stay calm and methodical.
"When we do a mass casualty exercise, you're getting yelled at, you've got fake blood everywhere, people in moulage, and you have to just stay calm and triage," he said.
"Even with the training, nothing can really prepare you for something so horrific. What happened that day was so evil, there's no training that makes that feel normal."
He said he didn't think about personal danger when he ran towards the beach, just that people needed help.
"I would have made the same decision," he said.
"I just wish I had some equipment from work on me. We don't expect a mass shooting to happen in Australia. I just wish I had something to go down with besides my footy shorts and Birkenstocks."
In the days that followed, Able Seaman Minovski attended the memorial and joined the paddle-out held by the Bondi community.
"That was probably the first day that felt somewhat normal," he said.
"The sun coming out, the community getting together. Spirits were rising."
