Bondi Beach shooting: Aussie police officer, 4 months into the job, survives head gunshot wound

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Mr Jack Hibbert sustained two gunshot wounds - one to his head and another to his shoulder.

PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM NSWPOLICE/INSTAGRAM

A 22-year-old police officer, who was shot in the head during the

Bondi Beach shooting

Mr Jack Hibbert, who had been in the police force for four months when he was assigned to patrol Bondi Beach, sustained two gunshot wounds – one to his head and another to his shoulder.

He has lost vision in one of his eyes, 9News Australia reported on Dec 17.

The attack by two gunmen on Dec 14 was

Australia’s worst mass shooting

The death toll stands at 16,

In a statement posted on the New South Wales Police Force website, Mr Hibbert’s family said he was rushed to the emergency department, where he was intubated and underwent multiple operations.

His family said in the statement: “Although miraculously surviving, Jack’s injuries have resulted in a loss of vision in one of his eyes and he now faces a long and challenging recovery ahead, with additional surgeries required.”

Colleagues who visited him in hospital said Mr Hibbert “moved toward people in need, not away from danger”, adding that he continued to assist civilians despite being