Mühlheim had worked as an investment associate at Bellecapital, an asset and wealth management firm based in Zurich and London, since last May, when she was hired as a junior associate, according to her LinkedIn profile.
She graduated from Switzerland’s University of St Gallen with a bachelor of arts in 2023, and was studying a master’s degree in accounting and corporate finance, according to the profile.
Schindler was airlifted to John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, after the attack.Credit: Nine News
Bellecapital declined to comment on Mühlheim’s death when contacted by the Herald.
Mühlheim was an accomplished synchronised swimmer, according to Swiss news articles and her employer.
Schindler completed a diving instructors’ course at a Bondi dive centre, according to an online review posted last week.
He completed a bachelor of business administration at the University of St Gallen, Switzerland, in 2024 and was studying a master’s degree in general management, according to his LinkedIn profile.
The couple were swimming at Kylies Beach when they were attacked by a shark.Credit: Dean Sewell
According to the profile, Schindler has worked as a security supervisor at the World Economic Forum and was a first lieutenant in the Swiss Armed Forces.
Campers said Schindler and Mühlheim arrived at the Mid North Coast campsite late on Wednesday night and set out for an early morning swim at the unpatrolled beach at first light on Thursday.
Drum lines and drones were on Thursday deployed to track down the shark believed to have attacked the couple.
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Thursday’s attack came less than three months after a shark fatally attacked 57-year-old surfer Mercury Psillakis at Dee Why on Sydney’s northern beaches in September. His widow, Maria Psillakis, has called for an overhaul of alert systems at Sydney beaches.
Shark receivers, which ping when a tagged animal swims within 500 metres, are in place at 37 beaches along the NSW coast between Tweed Heads and Bega. There is no receiver at Kylies Beach, with the closest located at Old Bar, about 30 kilometres south.
Police on Thursday contacted the consulate general of Switzerland in Sydney and the couple’s family abroad. The Herald has made attempts to contact the couple’s family.
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