Heroic Bali bombing survivor Patrick Byrne - who ran back into a the burning Sari nightclub minutes after terrorists had unleashed hell - was found dead on Wednesday. As news of his death, which police described as not suspicious, spread among his close network of friends at the Coogee Dolphins, he was remembered as a joker, a party animal and a selfless mate who hid a world of pain. Recognised with a bravery award in 2008, Pat's actions on the night of the bombings saved countless lives. But it was the horror he faced in a makeshift morgue in the days after the attack that would haunt him to his early grave.
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Patrick Byrne, 41, found dead on Wednesday after 12 years of torment
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The heroic Bali bombing survivor struggled emotionally since the attack
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Remembered by friends as a joker and a party animal who hid his pain
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He was never himself after walking into the Bali morgue back in 2002
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He lost six of his closest mates in the bombings which killed 88 Australians
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His name will now be added to the official Coogee memorial to victims
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