Hero police officer Scott Dyson has been reunited with his colleagues for the first time since he was shot while trying to save people during the Bondi Beach terror attack.
The 25-year-old Constable was one of the police officers patrolling the beach during the Hanukkah event on December 14, when the two gunmen fired at the crowd. He was critically injured during the massacre, and was put into a medically induced coma.
Constable Dyson had undergone surgeries almost daily for the course of a month, and was discharged from the hospital shortly after he woke up from the coma on December 23.
He has been in recovery since, and on Thursday the Police Association of NSW shared a positive update on the constable’s condition, after he visited his colleagues at the Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command.
“Not many occupations would see someone want to drop into work upon getting out of hospital but it shows the culture of the police family,” the association wrote, alongside a photo of Dyson smiling for the cameras with his colleagues and his right arm in a sling.
“It was all smiles at the Eastern Suburbs PAC tonight as Constable Scott Dyson dropped into Bondi station to catch up with his brothers and sisters in blue upon his discharge from hospital after 31 days.
“Scott will continue to recover at home for an extended period and we can’t wait to see him back full-time doing the job he loves.”
NSW Premier Chris Minns shared the photo and thanked Constable Dyson for his bravery.
“Scott, we owe you so much for your bravery and sacrifice on December 14. Thank you so much,” he wrote on Facebook.
He is due to undergo surgery on his shoulder in the next few weeks, with his mother Heather telling news.com.au: “He’s doing remarkable. He’s on the improve. They’ve got him up and walking little steps, but yeah, it’s wonderful.
“Now we can see a road ahead, so yeah, we’re all very excited for Scott.”
Constable Dyson had sustained life-threatening injuries following the attack, with his partner and fellow NSW Police officer Jessica Townsend saying at the time “I truly believed I would never see Scott again”.
She had also revealed that they were expecting a child.
Following the attack, NSW Police organised a fundraiser for Constable Dyson to help him “rebuild his life”, with the page raising over $660,000 of its $25,000 goal.
Constable Dyson was one of four officers who were able to fire their police-issued gun at the alleged gunmen during the attack.
Another officer, 22-year-old Probationary Constable Jack Hibbert, was also critically injured when he was struck by a bullet while pulling members of the public to safety.
He was rushed to hospital in critical condition after shrapnel from the bullet tore into the nerves behind his eye, and was discharged just before Christmas.
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