35 heartbreaking photos from Pullin memorial

Friends hugged and comforted Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin’s long-term girlfriend Ellidy Vlug as she bravely paid tribute to him near the spot where he tragically drowned this week. GALLERY >>

Tanya French

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July 11, 2020 - 10:24AM

The Sunday Mail (Qld)

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Alex Pullin’s father and girlfriend Ellidy Vlug head out to sea to pay respects in memory of Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

1/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Alex Pullin’s father and girlfriend Ellidy Vlug head out to sea to pay respects in memory of Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Alex Pullin's girlfriend Ellidy Vlug is supported by family and friends in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

2/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Alex Pullin's girlfriend Ellidy Vlug is supported by family and friends in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Surfer Mick Fanning attends a paddle out in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

3/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Surfer Mick Fanning attends a paddle out in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Alex Pullin's girlfriend Ellidy Vlug and friends and family pay respects in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

4/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Alex Pullin's girlfriend Ellidy Vlug and friends and family pay respects in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

5/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Alex Pullin's girlfriend Ellidy Vlug is supported by family and friends in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Alex Pullin's girlfriend Ellidy Vlug and kelpie Rummi pay respects in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

6/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Alex Pullin's girlfriend Ellidy Vlug and kelpie Rummi pay respects in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

7/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Surfer Mick Fanning attends a paddle out in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

8/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Alex Pullin's girlfriend Ellidy Vlug is supported by family and friends in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

9/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Alex Pullin's girlfriend Ellidy Vlug is supported by family and friends in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

10/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Alex Pullin's girlfriend Ellidy Vlug and friends and family pay respects in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

11/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Alex Pullin's girlfriend Ellidy Vlug is supported by family and friends in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Ellidy Vlug's kelpie Rummi on the beach during a paddle out in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

12/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Ellidy Vlug's kelpie Rummi on the beach during a paddle out in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

13/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Alex Pullin's girlfriend Ellidy Vlug is supported by family and friends in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

14/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Alex Pullin's girlfriend Ellidy Vlug is supported by family and friends in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

15/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Alex Pullin's girlfriend Ellidy Vlug is supported by family and friends in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

16/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Alex Pullin's father and girlfriend Ellidy Vlug head out to sea to pay respects in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

17/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Alex Pullin's girlfriend Ellidy Vlug and friends and family pay respects in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Surfers paddle out in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

18/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Surfers paddle out in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

19/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Alex Pullin's girlfriend Ellidy Vlug is supported by family and friends in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

20/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Surfer Mick Fanning attends a paddle out in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

21/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Surfers paddle out in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Family and friends gather in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

22/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Family and friends gather in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

23/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Family and friends gather in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

24/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Family and friends gather in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

25/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Surfers paddle out in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

26/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Alex Pullin's father and girlfriend Ellidy Vlug head out to sea to pay respects in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

27/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Surfers paddle out in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

28/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Family and friends gather in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

29/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Family and friends gather in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

30/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Ellidy Vlug's kelpie Rummi on the beach during a paddle out in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

31/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Alex Pullin's girlfriend Ellidy Vlug is supported by family and friends in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

32/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Family and friends gather in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

33/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Surfers paddle out in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

34/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Alex Pullin's girlfriend Ellidy Vlug is supported by family and friends in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

35/35GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Alex Pullin's girlfriend Ellidy Vlug is supported by family and friends in memory of Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Winter Olympic Games Snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin died on Wednesday 8 July in a drowning accident while spearfishing at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, aged 32. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

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