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People protecting other people's children.
Wayne's body was acting as a human shield for his eldest daughter, but his mind was elsewhere: with his missing daughter Gigi.
Unbeknown to him, Jessica's gaze had caught on a little girl in a rainbow skirt, confused, scared and alone - calling out for her mummy and daddy.
She couldn't protect her own child, so she'd protect this one, she decided. She smothered Gigi's body with her own, and uttered "I've got you", over and over again.
It is one of the incredible accounts of selflessness and courage that have emerged from one of Australia's darkest days.
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Wayne's body was acting as a human shield for his eldest daughter, but his mind was elsewhere: with his missing daughter Gigi.
Unbeknown to him, Jessica's gaze had caught on a little girl in a rainbow skirt, confused, scared and alone - calling out for her mummy and daddy.
She couldn't protect her own child, so she'd protect this one, she decided. She smothered Gigi's body with her own, and uttered "I've got you", over and over again.
It is one of the incredible accounts of selflessness and courage that have emerged from one of Australia's darkest days.
Bondi attack: The acts of bravery as horror unfolded
A father tells the BBC he owes the life of his child to a stranger forced into an impossible decision.
www.bbc.com
