Sheffield cricket legend Michael Vaughan caught up in Bondi mass shooting
Sheffield cricket legend Michael Vaughan admits being locked in a restaurant in Bondi during a terrorist attack was “scary”.
At least 12 people have been killed and 29 injured in the attack targeting a Jewish celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, said Australian police, who have declared it a terror attack.
The former England captain, who played for Sheffield Collegiate at Abbeydale Park before rising through the ranks at Yorkshire to play for his country, is in Australia working as media pundit for the Ashes series.
The 51-year-old revealed in a post on X it had been a “scary” experience as he took shelter along with others in the area at the time of the attack.
“Being locked in a restaurant in Bondi was scary… Now home safe,” said Vaughan.
More than 1,000 people were attending an event on the beach celebrating Hanukkah.
The former Silverdale pupil also paid tribute to the bravery of a bystander who tackled one of the gunmen.
“But thanks so much to the emergency services and the guy who confronted the terrorist … thoughts with all who have been affected … xxx.”
One of the gunmen died at the scene wile the other is in a critical condition in hospital.
Mass shootings in Australia are very rare, and the attack at Bondi is the deadliest incident in the country since the Port Arthur massacre in 1996 when 35 people were killed by a lone gunman.