A man who lived through the harrowing attack at Bondi Beach recounted the tragic moment his close friend heroically lost his life while attempting to thwart the alleged shooters.

Reuven Morrison, an assistant at the Wellington Street synagogue in Bondi, bravely confronted danger after reuniting with his friend Vladimir at a Hanukkah gathering on the beach that fateful Sunday.

Vladimir, visibly shaken, recounted the incident, revealing that his own life might have been claimed by the gunfire if not for the need to find parking. “I witnessed everything, and now my dearest friend is gone. He died right before my eyes,” he lamented.

Originally hailing from the Soviet Union, Vladimir has called Australia home since the 1970s. He explained that he was on his way back to address a parking matter when the shooting erupted.

In an interview with the Daily Mail, Vladimir shared, “I was about to leave. I asked Reuven about the timing for lighting the Chanukah candles and was walking away when it all happened.”

‘I’d walked about 50 metres when I heard the shots and I turned around and there was a Chinese lady and her child and I said “get down!” and maybe that’s what saved me too. 

Pictured: Reuven Morrison, who died while trying to save people during the terror attack in Bondi on Sunday

Morrison’s best friend Vladimir told the Daily Mail that the synagogue assistant ‘died a hero trying to save his community’ 

‘People started running and I looked up and saw the guy shooting from the bridge above towards the Chanukah area. 

‘Then some Australian guys not connected with the Chanukah celebration started saying “let’s do something” and started looking for sticks to attack the shooters. 

‘I stood up and walked towards the guy on the bridge. He pointed his rifle at me and then waved his hand as if to say “stay away”. 

‘I think he thought I wasn’t with the Chanukah event. But I am Jewish. 

‘Then there was one detective over the other side who started firing at the shooter on the ground. 

‘There was more firing and then Reuven got hit. 

‘He was trying to get people to get down out of the way and then maybe disarm the shooter on the ground, he was walking towards him to fight him. 

‘But then he was shot – hit in the kidneys, I think. I was there when he died. 

The other hero from the terror attack, Ahmed al Ahmed (pictured), was filmed as he disarmed one of the alleged gunmen before being shot himself

NSW Police have revealed that the alleged gunmen were father and son 

The father, aged 50, died as a result of gunshot wounds he suffered in a firefight with police. His son (pictured) was critically injured and taken to hospital under police guard

‘The ambulance took a long time to come. 

‘He’s a hero. He died a hero trying to save his community and it cost him his life. 

‘If only I didn’t leave earlier, he might be still alive.’ 

The hero who was filmed disarming one of the alleged gunmen has been revealed as Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, a father-of-two fruit shop owner from the Sutherland area in Sydney’s south.

He can be seen in the footage crouching behind a car before charging one of the attackers and taking his firearm from him.

Mr Ahmed then pointed the rifle at the alleged gunman, who backed away.

Ahmed has undergone surgery for bullet wounds to his arm and hand, with his cousin Mustafa telling 7News, ‘Still he is in hospital and we don’t know exactly what is going on, the doctor says he is OK.

‘We hope he is okay, he is a hero, 100 per cent he is a hero.

‘He has two shots, one in his arm and one in his hand, he has had to have an operation.’

A child is among at least 16 people who died in the attack, with 42 others injured.

A police constable and a probationary constable suffered gunshot wounds as multiple officers exchanged fire with the two alleged gunmen.

NSW Police have revealed that the alleged shooters are father and son.

One of them, aged 50, died at the scene as a result of his wounds.

The other, a 24-year-old, was taken to hospital under police guard.