Girl, 13, drowns while trying to save younger brother in rough surf at Williamsons Beach at Wonthaggi

By Marissa Calligeros
Updated February 12 2016 - 5:08pm, first published 2:48pm
Williamsons Beach at Wonthaggi.
Williamsons Beach at Wonthaggi.
Holly Nicholson drowned while trying to save her brother Sam in rough surf. Photo: Facebook
Holly Nicholson drowned while trying to save her brother Sam in rough surf. Photo: Facebook
Williamson's Beach at Wonthaggi. Photo: Sentinel Times, via Facebook
Williamson's Beach at Wonthaggi. Photo: Sentinel Times, via Facebook
Holly Nicholson. Photo: Facebook
Holly Nicholson. Photo: Facebook

Holly Nicholson will be remembered for her final act of bravery, but her grieving school friends have spoken of the way she could "light up anyone's day".

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