NEW FOOTAGE HAS emerged of a couple attempting to stop one of the alleged gunmen who opened fire at Bondi beach on Sunday, killing 15 people.

One man was recorded on a passing car’s dashcam as he wrestled with the suspected attacker, who was armed, managing to take the weapon off him, before they both fall onto the road.

The man then gets up and appears to hit the suspect with the gun. The attacker is then thought to have got another gun which he used to kill the couple.

The man and his wife have been identified as Boris Gurman, 69, and his wife Sofia, 61.

A woman who was driving passed at the time and saw the scuffle told ABC News: 

“I think in this moment, you have a fight or flight, and he fought. He wanted to protect.

He could’ve gone the opposite way like the rest of the people, but he went to that man directly knowing that there were shots fired.

“He was a hero … his family needs to know that he was such a brave man,” the woman, who wanted to remain anonymous, told the Australian broadcaster. 

In a statement reported by the BBC, the couple’s family said: “While nothing can lessen the pain of losing Boris and Sofia, we feel an overwhelming sense of pride in their bravery and selflessness.

“This encapsulates who Boris and Sofia were – people who instinctively and selflessly tried to help others.”

The German couple, who were Jewish and had been married for 34 years, were the first two people killed in Sunday’s attack, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

The alleged shooters, Sajid Akram and his son Naveed, targeted celebrations of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah on Sunday evening.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said they were driven by “Islamic State ideology”.

Authorities said the attack was designed to sow panic among the nation’s Jewish population.

“Boris was a retired mechanic, known for his generosity, quiet strength and willingness to lend a hand to anyone in need,”  couple’s family said.

“Sofia worked at Australia Post and was deeply loved by her colleagues and community.

“Bondi locals, together they lived honest, hardworking lives and treated everyone they met with kindness, warmth and respect. Boris and Sofia were devoted to their family and to each other.

“They were the heart of our family, and their absence has left an immeasurable void.”

Police found a car registered to Naveed Akram parked near the beach in the aftermath of the shooting.

They found improvised bombs and “two homemade ISIS flags”, New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said on Tuesday.