You're in Bali, you don't think it's going to be a terrorist or even a bomb. DE HAART: People wandering around, people in a state of shock. There was just bodies lying around on the ground People are staggering helping other people stagger out. I choose not to live in the past, but to live in the now.. That man took me to a hospital in Kuta. The Australian government said it would not ask Indonesia to refrain from using the death penalty. It was reportedly packed with human excrement. Although a private person, Professor Wood continues to make herself available for presentations and media opportunities, knowing that awareness is fundamental to attracting support for the work that she feels is still unfinished. But I still remember what struck me is they were just so normal. Normally, we would have gone down to Paddy's Bar there but the two officers had only just stepped off the plane, so they didn't want to. "For me it was an easy way out. Idris dialed the number of the Nokia to detonate the bomb at the Consulate. David Fyfe was in a bar when three terrorist bombs rocked the holiday resort in October 2002. Money is being raised through the Dunn & Lewis Youth Development Foundation.[56][57][58]. [My friends] Lina and Gatot were no longer in the car. I heard it was so hard to get IV drips. Despite a snapped Achilles tendon in his right leg, he managed to drag himself outside to the pavement before feeling the back of his legs and ending with hands pooled in blood. Another suspect named Zulkarnaen was finally arrested in Lampung on 10 December 2020. "I got up on my first lesson, on the very last wave," he said. According to Greg Barton's account, Amrozi did not attempt to escape, but laughed instead, later exclaiming, "Gosh, you guys are very clever, how did you find me?" In the past, the journalists job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. After it was announced, Polri monitored the sudden flurry of communications among numbers listed in Amrozi's telephone before the calls abruptly ceased. I woke up and saw my mum next to me and she told me I had been unconscious for three days. There were people the person in a van and a person [who] carried the device in Paddys Bar wearing the item. I started writing furiously. Friends later told Mr Fyfe he was lucid during the days he was in hospital in Bali. The rooms were full of patients, the staff [were] completely overworked, people had horrific injuries and burns, many of whom would probably die. He came close to losing both legs. The memorial is made of intricately carved stone, set with a large marble plaque, which bears the names and nationalities of each of those killed. And that was the reason that, for the first time, you had JI become involved in violence on Indonesian soil in a way that hadn't happened from the birth of JI until the eruption of violence in Ambon in 1999. The media footage was dramatic and horrible. He said the support around him, including from fiancee Joanne Rowan, had been incredible. There were people bleeding everywhere, or people had their clothes blown off and they're trying to jump over walls to get out. CSABI: I can't understand what goes through your mind there except when I woke up, I was just looking down. You will be killed just as you kill, and will be bombed just as you bomb. [7] Twenty seconds later, a second and much more powerful car bomb hidden inside a white Mitsubishi van was detonated by another suicide bomber outside the Sari Club, a renowned open-air thatch-roof bar located opposite Paddy's Pub. David Fyfe has over 20 years of experience across the energy and telecommunications industries. He is believed to have assisted the Bali bomber Amrozi in acquiring some of the explosives used in the Bali bombings. A manager with Western Power, Mr Fyfe said he used the resilience and patience the bombings had awoken in him to help his employees and himself. We'd eaten at the nightclubs, near the famous Poppieslane, and then we walked along Kuta beach at sunset back to our hotel. The cabinets, each containing a potassium chlorate, aluminum powder, sulfur mixture with a TNT booster, was connected by 150 metres (490ft) of PETN-filled detonating cord. He awoke from an induced coma in Royal Perth Hospital 13 days later. Mr Fyfes right leg was amputated in the aftermath of the bombings in October 2002 that killed more than 200 people, including 88 Australians. On arrival, the army medical team, which included intensivists and a surgeon, furthered the triage process, performed emergency escharotomies and administered much needed analgesia. To see the data you will need to Subscribe. We are doing this to improve the experience forour loyalreaders and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. The highest court in Indonesia, the Constitutional Court, found by a margin of five to four that trying the terrorist suspects under these retroactive laws violated Article 28I(1) of the constitution [2]. The execution caused high tension and sparked clashes in Tenggulan between hundreds of police and supporters. The Foundation was represented at the dinner by David Fyfe, Bali bomb survivor, burns victim and a Foundation Non-Executive Director. The memorial is specifically designed to frame the sun's rays at dawn on 12 October each year and faces in the exact direction of Bali. Three terrorists were executed. Ihad some counselling sessions up there and it did make sensethat what had happened to me was a tragic thing, but it's something that I could rebuild on. The next thing I remember is waking up in RPH about 12 days later, strapped to a bed in a crucifix position.. This will be the first year that his oldest brother, Trent, 41, has been to Bali since the bombing. This sculpture of pink sandstone is the centrepiece of the memorial. People [were] staggering out of that. Speaking at a Business News Success and Leadership breakfast this morning, Mr Fyfe recounted the moment the bomb went off as he was on a dancefloor, metres away from the blast in Kuta, in October 2002. NATHAN GREEN, a crime scene investigator with the AFP who was first based in Australia and then deployed to Bali after his honeymoon: There [were] two simultaneous investigations. There will always be small, independent cellssome of whom are not particularly well informed that continue to believe that they have a mission. Patek is a suspect in other bombings as well as the one in Bali. He confessed that visiting the Kuta memorial had provoked tears, which often flowed for others who lost so much in 2002. He is humble about the part his willpower and tenacity played in his recovery. In 2011, Mr Fyfe graduated with a UWA Graduate Certificate in Business and is now the CEO of Synergy. And then I'd been informed we were being taken toSanglah Hospital. I got on with it. [20] I looked at them and I think 'well, I've got to walk across this roof, about 20 feet of thatched roof, in flames'. Companies, embassies, Non-Government Organizations, associations and even individuals come forth to get involved in the various events such as a Balinese dance competition presented by a surf-wear company, an environment exhibition presented by an embassy, a fun cycle presented by a group of individuals, a seminar presented by an association and a parade on the streets presented by an NGO. ATKINSON: I was woken in the early hours by a night-owl relative in Sydney, who rang and he said there'd been some kind of explosion [in Bali] and were we all right? It is set in a black granite pond located in 'Peryman Place' not far from North Cronulla Beach, frequented by many of the seven victims and their families. * Another person died Monday morning in Royal Darwin Hospital after being flown in from Bali. Sometimes in life, the scars you have are a representation of some of the things youve gone through and Im very comfortable with my scarring. Power 500 is a catalogue of Western Australia's most influential business leaders across the state's major industries. My mum couldn't believe I was there that night. At 11:05 p.m. on 12 October 2002, a suicide bomber inside the nightclub Paddy's Pub (sometimes referred to as Paddys Irish Bar) detonated a bomb in his backpack, causing many patrons, with or without injuries, to immediately flee into the street. I'd sort of issued myself last rites, said a prayer. The University of Western Australia and Fiona Wood Foundation are working together to attract $3 million to establish an endowed chair in burns injury research. Serious but stable condition. So to see that sort of destruction was on another level. He has held executive roles in operations, commercial sales, asset management, and business development. Media and Investors Richard Carcenac RBR Group Limited Chief Executive Officer . Angela Golotta, 19 (from Tea Tree Gully, was on holidays with her parents). Bali bombings hero Fiona Wood: the next frontier in burns treatment Her spray-on skin made her a household name after the Bali bombings. I was covered in blood. [After the meeting] I remember all of us, the forensic team, the investigations team, the bomb data-centre specialists that were over there, there was a lot of quiet pride, I guess. Then I was on a stretcher on a tarmac there in Denpasar, and we're on a Hercules jet bound for Darwin. She has travelled with him, along with Mr Cowdery and other former Perth City teammates, to Bali for the 20th anniversary of the bombings. David Fyfe is linked to 15 organisations which are included in 3 lists - Charitable Organisations, Utilities and Public Infrastructure and State Government Businesses. I tried to open the car door on the left side, but I couldn't do it I kept trying. It is flanked by the national flags of the victims. That's the last thing I remember.". Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. When he woke from an induced coma in Royal Perth Hospital 13 days later, the nurses told him, his right leg had been amputated just below the knee. DEWA KETUT RUDITAWIDYA PUTRA (nickname Deci), Indonesian survivor:We werestuck [in acar] in atraffic jamand our position was right in front of the Sari Club's door. "I got blown off my feet," he said. (AAP/Facebook) David Ure had been in Bali for . And then, therefore, that can lead to what group was ultimately responsible, what terrorist group was responsible for the bomb itself. [50] McCartney helped his team to a narrow win before announcing his retirement at the end of the game,[49] and his comeback has been cited as one of the AFL's most inspirational stories.[51][52][53][54]. We had a quick swim, got ready, went to a place for dinner and then made our way to the Sari Club. Perth WA 6009 Australia. We plan on paying our respects on the day and then well have a good time, he said. Credit: Supplied A survivor of the Bali bombings 20 years ago has been tapped as the new boss of State-owned electricity retailer Synergy. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. CRICOS: 00126G | PRV12169 We are only just beginning to discover the longer term effects of burns injury, and what we need to do to mitigate that, Professor Wood said. Mr Fyfe has nothing but praise for those who helped him; the doctors, nurses, and the prosthetic expert who fitted him with a new leg. I couldn't see anything, so I could only feel with my hands. Outside it was all fire. Synergy chief executive David Fyfe survived the Bali bombings 20 years ago and says the incident has since impacted his role as a leader. Then this lady took my details, I just said 'I'm right, you can help someone else'. SHANE HAMMING,an explosives specialist with the AFP's Australian bomb data centrewho was sent to Bali: I first heard about [the bombing] on the news on the Sunday, I think. I got up on my first lesson, on the very last wave.". He told police. I tried to keep calm and made my way to escape the fire. I thought a gas canister or something had exploded. So I did take that on board. Now the expat has recalled the moment he was blown up in a documentary for Australian television. At the time, I was in a daze. Register or login now and receive unlimited access to our award-winning, unbiased and trusted [4] This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. The investigators were thus able to recreate the bombers activities. Then I was out. On October 12, 2002, terrorists struck in Bali. His remarkable resilience meant that he was determined to get the most out of life, despite his injuries. Transaction records, directors wealth, remuneration data and network activity. Two [other AFP] officers had arrived [that day] and Mick and I met with them in the early evening. It was towards Jalan Legian but the inferno was that broad we thought it could have been our hotel [near Kuta Beach]. In line with the return of tourism to Kuta, Kuta Karnival has grown into a tourism promotional event with major coverage from television and newspapers from across the globe. 12:04pm Oct 12, 2017. On 2 September, Bashir was acquitted of treason but convicted of lesser charges and sentenced to a prison term of four years. But my instincts fight or flight kicked in and I just started crawling and then I crawled to the front of the club. After compiling evidence on the design of the bombs, a group of AFP investigators were sent to Kerobokan prison to interview one of the bomb makersabout its construction. After major cleansing ceremonies, establishing a memorial for the lost lives, and paying respect to those who left loved ones behind, the people of Kuta look forward to restoring Bali's image through an event named "Kuta Karnival A Celebration of Life". 'It's just gouging': Are property investors the solution to Australia's rental crisis? The largest group among those killed were tourists from Australia with 88 fatalities. The pair had been in the Sari Club, which was wrecked by the bigger secondary blast, just two drinks earlier. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. The broad smile on Dave Fyfes face reflects the spirit which has helped him survive and then thrive after his brush with Bali terror. On 23 July 2004, one of the convicted bombers, Maskur Abdul Kadir, successfully appealed his conviction. Another operative, Wan Min bin Wan Mat, revealed to police that he had given Mukhlas money, at Hambali's request and that he understood part of the money had come directly from al-Qaeda. ALAN ATKINSON, former ABC journalist and one of the first reporters on the scene: It was Saturday evening. By looking at understanding how the circuitry was designed, or what trigger mechanism was used, or even what explosive mixture was [used, it] can give us a really strong intelligence as to the training and understanding of who might have actually trained them. So his family found a new way, In rare attack, polar bear kills mum, 1-year-old infant in remote Alaskan village, Farmer pleads for help to rehome dozens of chickens injured in WA bushfires, Gladstone Hospital secures emergency obstetrician but women still have to travel 100km for births, Heartbroken Nucoal investors find hope in long-running compensation fight, Some of the biggest names in snooker are charged over match-fixing scandal. Husband and wife Richard[16] and Gilana Poore,[17] who organized a makeshift triage area in the Bounty Hotel's reception area, were both honored with an OAM. It's a night those who survived will never forget, Jacinda Ardern has announced she will not be seeking re-election and her term as New Zealand's prime minister will end February 7, Keep up with the latest ASX and business news, For the latestflood and weather warnings, search onABC Emergency, Keep across all the live scores and results from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. Additional photography courtesy of Reuters, AP and Facebook. And then I thought 'ohshit, that looks like it's near the Sari Club.'. contact the editor here. He still has some metal shrapnel in his old wounds and has undergone many skin grafts and follow-up surgeries. I could feel the car lift up off the ground. The SCC also maintains a permanent memorial to the players it lost inside the club's main lounge. Mr Fyfe has since emerged as a passionate advocate of RPH and Professor Woods Fiona Wood Foundation, where he has been a board member since 2013. DE HAART: One thing that does stand out to me is that so many people, so many Australians really stood up that day, even that night. I felt that I was on the pavement. And the sky was lit up with this big orange glow, which is strange because all the lights are out. The service is attended by survivors of the 2002 rugby tour to Bali, friends and family of those who lost their lives, as well as current and past players of the club. A few seconds later, a massive explosion happened. I heard someone say that her eye lens are broken and they must be operated on tonight. The attack killed 202 people (including 88 Australians, 38 Indonesians, 23 Britons, and people of more than 20 other nationalities). So I guess it was a vindication of the investigation and the intelligence effort that had gone in that far into the investigation that we've actually got it right. The Australian ambassador and Indonesian officials attended the ceremony. Or that mere moments later, a second, bigger bomb would go off in a van across the road,outside the Sari Club. There would be no dwelling on the terrorists who had committed the atrocity. Professor Wood hopes this legacy will ensure that burns research continues in Western Australia long after she retires. I remember thinking, It is what it is and my whole attitude was getting back to normality as quickly as I could. I told the psychologist everything. All the pictures too I burnt them all. One Melburnian survivor of the bombings was North Melbourne AFL player Jason McCartney. And I just did whatever I could. Among those killed at Paddy's Irish Bar and the nearby . So I have to start having the courage to speak up. And that kind of galvanised me. A permanent memorial was built on the site of the destroyed Paddy's Pub on Legian Street. The blasts at two bars packed with tourists on the holiday island killed 202 people from 21 nations in Indonesia's deadliest militant attack. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself. He confessed that visiting the Kuta memorial had provoked tears, which often flowed for others who lost so much in 2002. The attacks claimed the lives of 202 people, including 88 Australians and put some UWA Medical School graduates to the test. Amrozi, Idris and Ali Imron had simply walked into a dealership and purchased a new Yamaha motorbike, after asking how much they could re-sell it for if they returned it in a few days. Now, I'm about 120 kilos. Ben Davis, early 20s (from Hobart) in Melbourne's St Vincents Hospital with burns to hands in a stable condition. The 2002 Bali bombings occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. The dedication included a Balinese Hindu ceremony and the opportunity for mourners to lay flowers and other offerings. The story is not chronologically linear, starting with the explosion and then moving from time to time so as all three plots are culminated one after the other. She basically turned around and took my leg off.". Despite losing a limb David refused to use a wheelchair, and is now learning to surf using a carbon fibre leg. My head's telling me I'm doing the right thing, but my heart is giving it to me saying 'oh, you're a coward'I'm still struggling to live with that decision20 years [on]. This image can be licensed for Personal, Editorial, or Commercial Use.Personal, Editorial, or Commercial Use. There's an outward-going lovingness from the Balinese people that everyone who's met them appreciates. DECI: When I woke up my position was under the car's dashboard. There is talk about a fifth COVID vaccine, but how many should I already have and who is eligible? David Fyfe was featured in 2022 in the Energy section. "It was going poisonous. I don't have any malice and anger, I can't let it into my life, because while I'm trying to do that, [being] angry and resentful, I'm not healing. "I felt a massive rush of hot air just past my head when I was on the ground. I didn't receive help right away Finally a nurse brought me a wheelchair and told me to sit [and] she wheeled me inside. About 103 Australians remain unaccounted for including: Debbie Borgia, 45 and daughter Abbey, 13 (from Tempe), Steve Buchan, 47 and his wife Geraldine, 46 (from Chifley), Paul Cronin, 31 (from the Forbes Platypii rugby union club), Billy Hardy, 20 (from Tweed Heads, member of Southport Sharks football team and brother of Big Brother housemate Jessica), Dimmy Kotronakis, 27 and sister Elizabeth, 33 (from Blacktown), Lynette McKeon, 46 and her daughter Marissa, 14 (from Kincumber), Brad Ridley, 32 (from the Forbes Platypii), Greg Sanderson, 24 (from the Forbes Platypii), Charles Van Renen, 26 (Sydney, lived in Hong Kong), Shane Walsh-Till, 32 (from Leeton in the Riverina), Six officials and family involved in the South Sydney Juniors Rugby League Club, Stacey Lee, 30, her husband Justin Lee, 31 and Aaron Lee, 33 (all from Geelong), Matthew Bolwerk, 27 (from Secret Harbour, south of Perth), Jenny and Jane Corteen, 39 (twins from Perth), Dean Gallagher, 19 (from Perth, member of Kingsley football club), Byron Hancock, 22 (from Perth, member of Kingsley football club), Nicole Harrison, 29 (from Mandurah, south of Perth), Gary Nash (from Perth) in Royal Brisbane Hospital, David Ross, 20 (from Perth, member of Kingsley football club), Anthony Stewart, 29 (from Perth, member of Kingsley football club), Jason Stokes, 31 (from Perth, member of Kingsley football club), Jonathon Wade, 21 (from Perth, member of Kingsley football club). DECI: There was a woman helping me, telling me to come and that she'll call an ambulance. And that was it. He has a proven track record of delivering customer-focused business strategies and achieving success in the two major government trading enterprises in the energy sector, Mr Johnston said. GREEN:I was simply going along to video and audio record the interview itself. So I did the only thing I could do and that was to crawl away from the heat. As patients were stabilised, the triage plan for who to evacuate first, became the central task. Creecy was one of the hundreds injured in Saturday's blast that left at least 187 people dead. GLEN MCEWAN, AFP senior liaison officer deployed in Indonesia in 2002:I flew into Bali [that]afternoon due to a people-smuggling matter that I had to attend to as part of my duties. Mr Fyfe, 33, said: "I'm at the stage where my prosthetic leg will crack before I do.". Two hundred and two people died in the Bali bombings. I was quite young, I was 25 at the time. [28] The U.S. government had offered a US$1million reward for his arrest. He is also now a long-serving board member for the Fiona Wood Foundation, giving it some crucial understanding from a former patient. "I refused to use a wheelchair," he said. I can only imagine I was thrown quite a few metresbecause when I woke up, I didn't think I was in the same place when that bomb went off. It has different religious traditions, a whole range of different traditions [and]the people are different. It tells the story during three different times: the planning a few months before the bombing, its execution in 2002, and the trials in 2003 through the viewpoints of both the victims and the bombers. The 2002 Bali bombings occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. Synergy chief executive David Fyfe survived the Bali bombings 20 years ago and says the incident has since impacted his role as a leader. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. He suffered second-degree burns to over 50% of his body while helping carry others to safety and nearly died during surgery after being transported back to Melbourne. THIOLINA:I had kept the piece of broken glass the doctor took out from my eye. Shes an exceptional leader: so calm, so caring, but able to make tough decisions. It was very colourful and noisy and warm in Kuta. It was a homemade explosive that was mixed by people, who quite frankly, had no idea what they were doing. Two bombs went off in Jalan Legian shortly after 11pm. The plaques carry the victims' photos, names, and ages; and also details of the event, the design's symbolism, its dedication, and a poem written by the families of the victims. Tourists and locals alike, more than ninety thousand people participates in the numerous events, year after year. Mr Fyfe remembered his relief and joy at being released from RPH, despite Perths summer heat agitating his burns. Pastika kept Amrozi's arrest secret for two days. Our community is particularly vulnerable to burns injury due to our landscape and the types of industry we operate," Professor Wood said. After he disappeared in Africa and Europe for three years, the Governor General's department finally tracked him down and awarded Parkinson the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2005.[18]. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), abc.net.au/news/what-happened-october-12-2002-in-the-bali-bombing/101482382, Get breaking news alerts directly to your phone with our app. We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments. They were lazy, in my view, but that probably saved their life. Her body has been returned to SA. DE HAART:There's no such thing as closure. And I turned around and followed him back into the Sari Club. Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours. GP Dr Tony Pethick MBBS 89, walked from his hotel towards the aftermath and discovered people in dire need of urgent first aid treatment. DE HAART:I just grabbed anyone I could see in front of me and [helped] them out. I met up with JodieCearns I didn't know she'd come back from Europe. I'm trying to wave people forward and I didn't even know whether I was crawling in a safe direction.
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