Legacy of London Bridge terrorist attack victim Sara Zelenak | Australian Story

For every young person travelling overseas, there's a family back home worrying about them.
When news of the London Bridge and Borough Market terror attack reached them, Mark and Julie Wallace spent four agonising days waiting for word on their missing daughter, Sara Zelenak.
Then their worst fears were confirmed. Now they’re turning grief into good. They tell their story on Australian Story.
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[@wharrington8587]

Those 2 moms who both lost daughters embracing had me in tears.

[@mgal6234]

Right? My God, I don’t know how people cope with such enormous losses. I just lost my mom at age 70 and that feels unbearable. A child would kill me. 💔

[@_Linda_K]

@@mgal6234 Sorry for your loss. I lost my mom at age 62, way to early. Nothing in my life did hurt me so badly. One of my kids? I can't imagine the pain...

[@mgal6234]

Linda K Same here, Linda. I am sorry for the loss of your mom as well. It’s hard as Hell, and I feel like only people who lose their moms before a ripe old age really understand. Be well. 💕

[@suetaylor9799]

@@mgal6234 same here. Gone way too soon. God Bless ladies.

[@bayarea1129]

When the mom said " when you've lost a child in a store, how did you feel?" My heart just sunk. R.I.H to Sara.

[@JohnSmith-cu8yc]

What wonderful parents - I wish them all the best.

[@sabrinatwigg1966]

So sad. I am so sorry for your loss and to all parents who lose a child.

[@clarelandy9751]

I second David's comment below - thank you ABC for sharing this story via KZbin for viewing over the globe. Sara was a beautiful young lady, taken too soon. Bless you Mark and Julie - I join with you in the hope that terror and evil will one day be overcome by love. Best wishes.

[@molliwilson5639]

I was in London almost 2 years ago. Went to the London bridge .. It is a beautiful city and the British are very kind. So sad ....well done story...

[@MsBabylove11]

Thank-you... As a Brit myself.... My heart hurts so deeply for those who simply came to visit our beautiful city but we're taken so soon and in such a tragic way by hateful people.... I feel guilty somehow even though I know this could have happened to any one of us! 😔 💙💚💛🧡💜💔

[@LIBERTYSINCURSION]

Oh man, this is painful. I can't imagine having to go through what these parents have. This world can be so incredibly, and so cruelly unfair at times, it makes you want to scream.

[@dagmarkischke2011]

I am from german. Euere Tochter wird sooo stolz und voller liebe auf euch schauen. So eine tolle junge Frau. Wünsche weiterhin viel Kraft und gute Tage.

[@spencernelson1560]

Its really sad that all the news organizations knew she was dead before the family

[@Spongebob0911]

When you loose focus on who did it and what their exact motivations are, ... then you allow by your silence for it to happen again ... and happen again, it will, until we dare to recognize the problem and face it head on ...

[@rebeccamartinez7053]

I agree you have to face this evil headon to stop this senseless death.

[@lizjones7220]

Spongebob0911 can not agree with you more! 911 never forget💔

[@terriesmith8219]

100% agreed! This will continue to happen again and again because the government and mainstream media is refusing to name the culprit.

[@sn00ch]

The word you're looking for is LOSE, genius. LOOSE is when you LOSE a bunch of weight and clothes don't fit properly.

[@Spongebob0911]

@@sn00ch Thx for the heads up grammar nazi ... i am sure you write flawless in dutch without using google translate and on a wireless keyboard. But i get it, you are perfect in every way right ?

[@dawnatkinson4307]

This is so sad..Sara was a beautiful vibrant girl whose life was taken too soon and my condolences go out to get family. She is missed and not forgotten ❤

[@SH-kx7jv]

Rest in peace sweet angel, it so sad to see such beautiful souls go in such horrible way. Poor parents, hope they stay strong

[@annalouisejordan9963]

Inspiring. From something so tragic. I am so sorry this happened to Sara in my own country. 🇦🇺🇬🇧

[@MICKEYISLOWD]

I lost a cousin who was stabbed to death in Spain. I felt pain and grief and sorrow also he had a brother and sister and two parents. I can't imagine how strong one must be to keep on living with a positive attitude in life when someone takes your child away. Somehow here both parents found strength within themselves to do this which just floors me that they had these remarkable qualities in their hearts. My heart goes out to them and forever they will be loving and caring people. R.I.P Sara and I am also glad the killers were killed. They don't deserve to take another breath on this planet.

[@hummer8118]

What a beautiful family, I wish you nothing but success and healing!

[@janetdonald9801]

So proud of your response Julie, Heather and Mark.💗💗💗

[@thebritishperspective7674]

What an amazingly brave couple!

[@aricmackenthun1206]

To Sara's parents. I am so very sorry for your loss. No parent should ever have to bury their child. I wish you guys nothing but the best.

[@helterskelter917]

Wow that’s heartbreaking..the parents are doing good! I’m so sorry for their lose I’m speechless..

[@cvrxtc]

What an amazing mom and her daughter. I am sorry for her immense loss. Love wins, always! RIP beautiful girl.

[@brenda9228]

My heart breaks for Julie, Mark, and every grieving parent. Julie and Mark’s strength is inspiring. The compassion and support they demonstrate has me in tears. I can strive to be as dedicated. I hope they find peace.

[@melissab4710]

Gut wrenching.The pain of losing a child must be excruciatingly unbearable. Respect to Sara's parents and all of the parents who suffer such tragedy. Rest in love Sara you sweet sweet angel.

[@alexissayegh2058]

Really sad for these sweet people.

[@everythingviral972]

27:00 I feel that it's very important that they DO focus on who did it any why.... that is at the heart of the issue.

[@lukasreeno3592]

What a beautiful girl, what an amazing family...why? My heart is aching for all the innocent victims of terrorists.

[@hannahjames6]

Same

[@marianspain4868]

What a wonderful family,I'm so sorry that London my hometown ,was a location for your loss and sadness.You are truly wonderful parents.RIP to your beautiful daughter,she is so proud of your courage strength and legacy.🙏🏼

[@drpersuasion]

Wonderful program, incredible parents, beautiful daughter. Thank you for shining light in the world.

[@robinsmith3987]

So sorry for your loss. Your daughter was beauty pageant beautiful. So touching that you took a piece of the concrete back to Australia.

[@staybent9380]

Wow. What amazing people. My heart is warmed, thanks for this

[@jodiebird1551]

The emotion jumped out of this video. Thanks for sharing your journey.

[@jgirl345]

She was absolutely gorgeous!!!!! I'm so so so incredibly sorry for ur loss

[@josefineG]

Remarkable people- This is sooo sad and you are amazing..doing what you do...while noone can even imagine your pain. Your daughter was a beautiful person and blessed with parents like you. My deepest respect, from Germany.

[@contemplatinggod2791]

I saw sara thru her parents,loving souls,may the love u have for ur child keep you going.much love.

[@beth-bi9yv]

So sorry for her family. Such a devastating loss for the world. So often the death of a child can tear partners apart.....these two seem to have found a way to use thier grief and support of each other to help others. Truly remarkable.

[@eduardamarques5614]

Beautiful couple and gesture. It is true we can only fight in our hearts, evil with goodness.

[@ontherockswithsalt560]

Yeah, that's working out great. I'll remember that when they're scraping my loved ones off the side of a building. These terrorists are not of the same mind. They are not sentimental. They cut their own daughter's sex organs off while holding them down. They slaughter animals in the most in humane way. They hate anybody not Muslim and their "religion" demands that they convert or kill all who don't believe. I don't want people like this on my team when it comes time to fight. Liberal men would let their wives be served up to an army of violent pigs just so they did not appear racist. It's crazy. These parents are mentally damaged so badly over this they don't even know how RIDICULOUS they sound. Their daughter isn't thrilled at the fact they are focusing on love!!! She is wondering WHY her life is over, her dreams, her future husband never to be, no children, no more friends or good times. Yeah, I'm so sure she is elated. Smh Europe, Australia, Scandinavia...please seek mental help. You are being connived into giving up everything, including your kids, to monsters. This makes me sick.

[@Abrar87]

on the rocks with salt on

[@hannahjames6]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@okayokay3701]

That's a stupid comment- that's naieve.

[@soapwonder2284]

Her parents are very strong and inspiring! She was beautiful inside and out! Such a terrible tragedy! RIP!

[@MshAhmxiO1]

Beautiful young lady was just beginning to really bloom in her life! RIP dear Sara

[@rachelaspogard6587]

So moving is this story! Sara appeared to be such a lovely girl, what lovely parents and brave people. Bless!

[@I-am-CC]

Sending love to her family. Rest in peace. x

[@Moozang]

What a terrible loss, I could imagine how it made her family feel

[@kimpicot9000]

Sending love to everyone affected by these attacks. 🖤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🖤

[@Chewy725]

Such a beautiful girl, such a tragic story of a life cut short. Amazing how her parents have done such a positive thing in her memory, may the Lord bless them & may they know Him as their comfort in the face of such loss xx

[@lauraploch3753]

you are gorgeous! lovely parents! sending lots of love to you Xxx

[@ladylaois8184]

these parents are beyond brave pointless murder of a beautiful young girl with her whole life: i wish them strength and some peace and pray they can overcome grief in time x

[@isabelbaratta3073]

This was one of the most endearing difficult emotional n how it’s so ,thanks to the nurse who was killed, that’s what nurses do we jump right in no matter what n I will alwYs remember you and you’re daughter may the world 🌍 be more loving

[@lizjones7220]

London has a big mess now, when will Europe wake up?💔🇬🇧🙏

[@georgeo3298]

Liz Jones it’s less of a Europe thing. As a person who lives in England our problems need to be helped more by our government. But you know nothing seems to ever happen.

[@Jean-Pierre-Villard]

@@georgeo3298 It´s a West-European "problem", the transformation of West-Europe into a islamic third-world shit hole by mass immigration.

[@terriesmith8219]

England is no longer English. That's a fact. London is now known as Londonistan. I'm an asian tourist and if I had wanted to see Muslims and Africans I would have visited Africa or the Middle East, NOT London. It's a shamed how the English had allowed their country to be invaded by Muslims and Africans. Needless to say, I don't visit there anymore. Same goes for France.

[@MsBabylove11]

Wow! These comments do not help anything! End racism.... And stop blaming all Muslims.... That's a good place to start, it's not like the US or the UK's hand are clean in this situation.... The wars killed enough people for a million ground zeros! 😔

[@josefineG]

@@terriesmith8219 remember...the British invaded some countries before. So go and read some history books.

[@lisabona7978]

What magnificent human beings! Just heartbroken for them. Much love and Light.

[@stiannobelisto573]

She will never be forgotten, we will never forget what they have done or forgive

[@taniamcphelim6900]

I lost my 16 year old daughter lve never had any sort of support. I deal with it in my own until this day. You never heal from loosing a child.l would say you learn to live with it but l struggle still with that. I know her pain l felt her words of grief.

[@mountaingirl1995]

Tania, I am so sorry for your loss. I pray you are still healing and safe in today's craziness. Peace, mg

[@bluesbrother1049]

Heartbroken for them

[@sarahwass6249]

Was there on that bridge three days before this happened shocking and sad 😔. I'm not one for trains either

[@davidc3839]

These parents showed so much dignity in their grief. When the mother said : Can you remember ever losing your child in a supermarket and the initial fear you feel until you find them, that is what she felt - that brought alive what they went through and I was immediately transported back to that feeling Only cowards stab civilians,. A man stabbing a female is the embodiment of cowardice.

[@HayleyMarie814]

heartbreaking.

[@MsBabylove11]

It's sad enough to think that our own people died in these terror attacks.... But when I hear about those that died, who were just here to visit our beautiful city.... Somehow my heart hurts that little bit more! 😔 What a beautiful young lady and her family too.... My heart goes out to all the families of those loved and lost during these horrific attacks! 😔 💙💚💛🧡💜💔

[@josefineG]

there is no more or less...people got killed and their families life will never be the same anymore.

[@MsBabylove11]

@@josefineG I didn't say that anyone who died was more or less important.... Just stating how I FEEL!

[@sophski]

This is one of the saddest things I have ever seen. Amazing family ❤️

[@marchels9649]

When the parents went to the site where Sara’s body was found, i was recreating imagery of her being chased until her last frantic breath having thoughts of her mother, or loved ones to not seeing them again 💔... I guess the difference between living in a seemingly safe place against living in a seemingly unsafe place is the tendency of carelessness against the tendency to always be vigilant, respectively. Anyone can know what I mean- To be vigilant means you can always escape from the cruelty of some humanity or whatever nature may bring.

[@davidlynch8091]

ABC thanks for these vids for us expats living overseas

[@laquitahinton9754]

PRAYING FOR YOU GUYS 🙏 STAY STRONG 💪

[@rosariosmith2162]

💔💔💔🙏🏻Rosie from the Bronx. I feel your pain god bless Sara

[@thekagifret]

Bless you what a wonderful family. I am so sorry for your tragic loss :(

[@jgirl345]

What a senseless tragedy, this is just heartbreaking 😢

[@michellemyers8583]

Her child was beautiful. So sad! God bless the families and God please purge us of the terrorists and future terrorists in the name of Jesus Christ!

[@spacewitch6667]

Pffft have you read the old testament? 🤦

[@karenacton3854]

What a beautiful young lady, a young life taken too early. My sympathies to this family.

[@leannhill3741]

Thank you for sharing your story. Bless you

[@amandaeverett6411]

It would be scary just how many potential terror suspects are still on the streets of London/paris.

[@fynefilms]

i burst into tears at the picture at 17:12 , how utterly devastating.

[@godoggo407]

My daughter was studying in London during this time. I remember the moment I heard of the attack. My husband was there visiting her and was in Lockdown right near the attack. We did not know where our daughter was at the time and I remember frantically calling her college in the US asking about the students. Luckily my daughters class was on the other side of London when this happened. My heart goes out to the parents and family in this tragedy.

[@ace-paidinfull5240]

I drive over London most days, drove over there today, that place where she stood will always be in my mind now, because the situation is really upsetting man and im not in a good place particularly. But whenever we think our lives are bad, somebody has it worst, not that that makes things better or fair, but yh.. The two mourners hugging in france was emotional 😰

[@philtate1029]

Holy Spirit, please heal our land. We need your touch again.

[@hannahjames6]

Amen 🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤❤

[@ruudvanelck7083]

Remarkable Parents & Friends ♥

[@sasquatchsoldrboi8052]

I get the LOVE over hate message, I do. But I can't, I guess I'm not that great of a person. Just thinking about terror attacks makes my blood boil. But then again... I am a soldier.

[@TomRipley7350]

How can love over hate win when the hateful will never compromise?

[@stephenlord369]

Such a beautiful young lady, life is so unfair and cruel...my heart goes out to the family.

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

Sarah was so so beautiful, just like her mum. So sad this happened in my country.

[@patriciakelly69]

It is shameful that people cannot feel safe on the streets. There needs to be tougher sentences.

[@harrietwelsh1421]

Yes and tougher immigration policies

[@angelfrankenfine]

absolutely resilient parents. remarkable. the world is just awful, but theres always hope.

[@amandaeverett6411]

You are both such strong parents, I don't know how the both of you aren't full of anger and hatred towards the monsters who are responsible for your daughters death.

[@dreamer3074]

My heart is broken ohh my god, who will kill these people and why I feel so sad

[@MrStoptheEU]

The first report I heard about her was that she couldn't run away because of her high heals. And that she was targeted because she was blond, white, female, western and beautiful..

[@ciaash3391]

I remember when this happened and her name, her face stuck out in the news for me. What a beautiful young woman she didnt deserve this. Iv lived in london when young and remember the excitement and how innocent life was. The world is becoming dark. I think of her parents always ♡ The STRENGTH of that mother ♡♡♡

[@traceychalkley9946]

Sad to say the mums perception that there was no threat from t*r*or*i*m in London when she herself was young is wrong. I grew up in London in the 70s and we were under constant threat, as were other cities in England.

[@TheStar798]

True. From the IRA especially!

[@jessicastanton1422]

THATS MY COUSIN IM SO UPSET (miss u sara)

[@MsBabylove11]

I'm so sorry for your loss.... My heart hurts for all those people lost on that day but for some reason, it aches even more when I think about those people who were just visiting our beautiful city and were taken so soon in such a hateful way x 😔 my heart goes out to you and your family xxx 😔 💙💚💛🧡💜💔

[@hannahjames6]

Sorry 🙏

[@KimberlyRottieMom]

Jessica Stanton sorry for your loss

[@gakhiroyhotano6994]

May you and your family find the strength to go on in life dear Jessica our hearts and prayers to you all ..much love !

[@TobeTraveller]

😭 god bless them

[@juan21r16]

Heartbreaking ❤

[@O.K.Pemby10]

Sarah has some amazing parents. God bless them ❤❤

[@jerrymontejo5502]

Life could be hard but is harder when you don't understand the life now to this parents my bless because they understand the life🖤 Jerry

[@aylaroseberry7787]

sorry for your loss

[@erinj295]

I'm watching this at work trying to hold back the tears

[@erinj295]

@Kenny Evans LMAO look here buck-o, I can multitask THANK YOU

[@ace-paidinfull5240]

I feel so so so sorry for julie and mark😥😥

[@michelledoyle1969]

I from one grieving mumma to another,I know what it's like to lose a child 😭 unfortunately,My beautiful baby boy was 18 & was going around a sharp corner on his motorbike & the impact threw him into the armguard across the other side of the road which took him home into the arms of Jesus,🕊️💙It has been 2yrs now My deepest condolences go out to your family🙏You are amazing & I see the strength you have for Sarz,she is absolutely stunning,may they fly high 🕊️🕊️💙💖I would love to come to Sarz sanctuary one day soon 😘😘@Julie Wallace @Mark Wallace

[@nataliemeenakshithegreat7780]

Oh poor beautiful gorgeous Sara this hits me hard as I have the same style of daughter my condoléances to the parents 😭

[@djizzyk5079]

at 19:24 poor old lady in green fell

[@donnaamandajackson7862]

how awful , so sad what these cowards have done to London under the nose of the Islamic Mayor Kahn and a government who take the softly softly approach to terrorism. My best to Sarahs family

[@lizlambert]

There's more to come until Western countries wake up to Islam and jihad.

[@paulmcdonough1093]

they were shot dead 3 cowards

[@midnitesnac]

I feel bad for the people of the UK. Correct me if I am wrong, but many foreign terrorists that fought across seas in Syria came from the UK. Most of all flew to Turkey and cross the border. I always wonder how many of them were able to safely return. Pretty scary to think about to be honest.

[@szatanowska]

Sooo sad 😰

[@paulmcdonough1093]

So sad

[@julierogers1155]

May love win over hate. Love to you, Sara .... and to Sara's family and friends.

[@change_your_oil_regularly4287]

😔

[@warriorfortruth2838]

So sad god bless them every parents worst nightmare their kids leaving country and coming to harm

[@fellowcitizen]

[@kamelmebhah4122]

So sorry, about every single human innocent killed.

[@mskimberly7777]

Why such young beautiful girls attacked? How awful. What is with all the stabbings in London?

[@pauloliver1842]

i missed this. thank god i found it