00:00The family of Boris and Sophia Gurman have confirmed footage circulating online depicts
00:09the couple in their final moments, as they wrestle a gun from one of the Bondi Beach
00:13attackers.
00:14Sixty-nine-year-old Boris was a retired mechanic, while his wife of 34 years, Sophia, was an
00:21Australia Post employee.
00:24Family of the Bondi locals confirmed that the couple were among the 15 victims killed
00:28in the terror attack.
00:29In a statement, the family said,
00:32In recent days we have become aware of footage showing Boris, with Sophia by his side, courageously
00:38attempting to disarm an attacker in an effort to protect others.
00:42While nothing can lessen the pain of losing Boris and Sophia, we feel an overwhelming sense
00:47of pride in their bravery and selflessness.
00:51This encapsulates who Boris and Sophia were – people who instinctively and selflessly
00:57tried to help others.
00:59They wanted to fix it.
01:02They were so very supportive.
01:04They tried to kill each other from his own mind.
01:05They stated that, in this case, the point in the beginning they didn't need us.
01:08He was so very isolated.
01:09We were so very sensitive.
01:10He is so very sensitive.
01:11He wasn't really sensitive.
01:12He was very sensitive.
01:12In a state of the road, they just changed his own mind.
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