'We had to immediately take refuge under a van and watched the gunman's feet'
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Accounts of bravery and trepidation continue to surface from those who witnessed the tragic mass shooting at Bondi, which resulted in the tragic deaths of 15 individuals.

Some bystanders reportedly rushed towards the chaos to assist, even using surfboards to transport the wounded when emergency services ran out of stretchers.

Australian fashion icon Pip Edwards recounted her experience, revealing that she sought safety beneath a van as the assailants circled during the attack.

The Ksubi creative head was enjoying time at Bondi beach with friends when the violence erupted.

“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.

Edwards and her companion Jess Engels were moving towards the area where the gunmen allegedly targeted a Jewish event.

Bondi Junction mass shooting: The two shooters opened fire from a bridge.
Edwards said she took cover beneath a van when the gunman opened fire near her and her friend.(9News)

In an effort to remain safe, Edwards and Engels found refuge 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.”

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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