Alex Pullin’s adorable dog has created a heartbreaking image waiting at the scene of the Aussie snowboard champion’s beach memorial.
Happier times for Alex, Ellidy and Rummi.The heartbreaking Instagram story comes after further details emerge about how Ellidy discovered the death of her boyfriend of eight years.
The shattering chain of events began when a neighbour noticed a message posted to the Palm Beach-Currumbin-Elanora Residents and Community Group Facebook page at 10.51am.The replies came quickly as the community sprung into action. “Hi everyone. A man in his 30s was just found out at the reef on Palm beach unconscious and not breathing. He has been rushed to hospital.
Vlug rushed to the beach where she found paramedics unsuccessfully attempting to save the life of the 32-year-old.“Dear media,” she wrote. “Thank you for your thoughts this is a very difficult time for me and I ask that you respect my privacy during this period of grief.“Know that Chumpy absolutely loved life and lived life to the full.“He was living his dream, our dream.
“I am eternally grateful that I have lived my life with him and I am deeply saddened that his life has been cut short.According to reports, the local surf communities on the Gold Coast and in Pullin’s former neighbourhood on Sydney’s northern beaches, will on Saturday morning gather to honour him with a paddle-out demonstration.
The Daily Telegraph’s David Riccio first reported on Twitter, Pullin will be honoured with organised meetings at 19th Avenue Palm Beach and at North Narrabeen in Sydney.
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