Stricken family returns to City Beach to honour drowned surf hero Shaun Oliver

Angela Thompson
Updated September 21 2017 - 9:43pm, first published 9:30pm
Family returns to beach to honour drowned surf hero Shaun Oliver
Family returns to beach to honour drowned surf hero Shaun Oliver

Flanked by her husband and three of her six children, Islam Hammad threw a rose into the ocean off Wollongong, in memory of a much-revered stranger.

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Angela Thompson

Angela Thompson

Journalist

Proudly Illawarra Mercury since 2008; these days covering crime and justice issues. UOW alum. Thrilled by the chase and sobered by some of the things I see and hear when I stand still - sometimes in the same day. ang.thompson@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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