<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Friends of the man killed in a shark attack on Sydney's Northern Beaches last Saturday have returned to the scene a week on, to conquer their fears.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/shark-attack-dee-why-beach-sydney-latest-news-update/2a90754e-7e3a-4fe2-9bbd-d6fa26f7bdf0" rel="" target="_blank" title="Mercury Psillakis died after suffering catastrophic injuries"><span>Mercury Psillakis died after suffering catastrophic injuries</span></a><span> from what authorities believe to be a great white shark about 3.4 to 3.6 metres in length at Long Reef Beach in Dee Why.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He had been out for a morning surf with several of his mates, who had tried to save him.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/charlie-kirk-shooter-allegedly-asked-friend-to-assist-in-the-plot/54b5f170-d86e-4684-b296-8815deeb08b4" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Alleged killer of Charlie Kirk attempted to get his friend involved in the plot</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A week after his September 6 death, his friends were back in the water to honour the 57-year-old.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Psillakis' sister was among those visiting today, while friend Toby Martin admitted to feeling scared to return.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"But I think we've got to lean into the fear," he told 9News.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-shark-attack-friends-of-mercury-psillakis-return-to-the-water-to-confront-fear/01b5c75d-2c9f-42d9-9326-8ec0d114ee66" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"To confront what's been presented to us in a place we go everyday. That's what he would have wanted. That's what we want for our community." </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A memorial has been set up on the beach, offering a place for healing for the community.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/thousands-of-kiama-voters-head-to-the-polls-for-nsw-byelection/7e973b9f-a54a-4d06-b947-4f2ba07df88b" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Polls close in Kiama by-election to fill seat of disgraced former MP</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Local receivers today pinged for sharks around Avalon and Palm Beach.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-shark-nets-nsw-government-backflips-on-removal-trial-after-fatal-attack/46019301-2982-410c-ab85-fbecd94fdeff" rel="" target="_blank" title="NSW government backflipped on its shark net removal trial"><span>NSW government backflipped on its shark net removal trial</span></a><span> after the fatal attack.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The state had planned to remove shark nets at three spots in the Northern Beaches — which covers Dee Why — Waverley and Central Coast councils this summer to trial the effectiveness.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Premier Chris Minns had said he would pause the trial until the Department of Primary Industries handed down its report on the shark attack, but days later, Agriculture Minister Tara Moriarty confirmed the trial would be scrapped ahead of the report.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-protests/0afa60de-b1a2-4110-86f6-48280070d6c7" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Stunning scenes as thousands turn out for four mass protests in Melbourne CBD</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Shark nets were reinstalled at 51 beaches from Newcastle to Wollongong on September 1.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Dee Why beaches have 150-metre-long, six-metre-deep shark nets installed about 500 metres from the shore.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Authorities have installed additional drumlines between Long Reef and Dee Why.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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