Simon Nellist was a British expat in Australia. Here are 10 more things about him:

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1. He was originally from Cornwall, South West, England, United Kingdom.
2. He lived in Wolli Creek, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
3. He was a former member of the Royal Air Force.
4. An ocean lover and a certified diving instructor, he was part of the Scuba Diving Social Club in Sydney.
5. He was Jessie Ho‘s fiancé.
6. He was 6’5″ tall.
7. He and Jo were supposed to get married in 2021 but they had to postpone the wedding due to the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
8. In June 2021, he and Ho went to Rainbow Beach in Queensland, Australia for a diving expedition.
9. Just after 4:30 p.m. February 16, 2022, he was swimming at Little Bay in Sydney when he was fatally attacked by a great white shark. It was the first fatal shark attack in Sydney since 1963.
10. He died at the age of 35. After his death, his friend Della Ross told 7NEWS, “Everything that is connected to Simon is connected to the ocean.”