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<\/p>\nFormer Bondi Rescue lifeguard Matt Dee has died aged 47, with tributes pouring in for the popular TV personality and mental health advocate.<\/p>\n
The heartbreaking news was announced on Dee\u2019s Instagram account on Wednesday morning in a post featuring a photo of him holding a beer.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is with the heaviest of hearts that we share the heart-breaking news of the passing of our Matt Dee,\u201d the post said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMatt touched the lives of many, he also did amazing work and he will be deeply missed and forever remembered by those who knew and loved him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dee appeared on Bondi Rescue from 2008 to 2017 and was a familiar face among the Bondi lifeguard team.<\/p>\n
He was also the founder and chief executive of clothing brand FTW Revolution and an ambassador for Suicide Prevention Australia.<\/p>\n
In a LinkedIn post about his work with FTW Revolution, Dee spoke about the importance of \u201cstanding up for your fellow soldier\u201d and making the most of life.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the final curtain\u2019s coming down will you wish you\u2019d spent more time on the couch or the hamster wheel?\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cNa! You wanna go out knowing you laughed, traveled, played hard and did your bit for mankind.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tributes from Dee\u2019s former Bondi colleagues followed the announcement of his death.<\/p>\n
\u201cRest easy brother,\u201d Bondi lifeguard Maxi wrote on Instagram, alongside a love heart.<\/p>\n
Lifeguard Whippet also shared a tribute to his former colleague on his Instagram Stories.<\/p>\n
\u201cBig love Matty Dee,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou had a wild life and you will be missed by many.\u201d<\/p>\n
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