The twin brother of a surfer who was mauled by a shark on Sydney’s northern beaches over the weekend has shared an emotional tribute on Instagram, saying the pair “share the same soul” and that losing him was the hardest moment of his life.

Mercury “Merc” Psillakis was surfing with friends at Dee Why Beach on Saturday morning about 100 metres from the shore and in a netted area, when a large shark killed the 57-year-old.

The shocking death, described as a “freak accident” by police, has devastated the Psillakis family. Merc’s twin brother, Mike, took to social media on Monday afternoon to share a tribute.

“This is the hardest moment of my life,” he wrote. “He was my Ying, I was his Yang. He was my mirror, my blood, my DNA. We were telepathic. We share the same soul.”

“Mercury was my l

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