Australian Ninja Warrior’s Zed Colback takes his newborn daughter to look at the beach following the tragic death of his brother

By J. Peterson For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 06:39 GMT, 20 December 2023 | Updated: 06:40 GMT, 20 December 2023

Australian Ninja Warrior star Zed Colback suffered an immense tragedy this month when his younger brother died in a snorkelling accident.

Amid the heartbreaking loss, the 29-year-old has thrown himself into fatherhood after welcoming daughter Amara last month.

On Tuesday, Zed took the newborn baby to the beach to show her the ocean.

In a video shared to Instagram, the thrill seeker held the tiny tot up in the air so she could see the water, before jokingly comparing the moment to a scene from The Lion King.  

Zed, who competed on Australian Ninja Warrior in 2018, paid tribute to Sam in a touching post earlier this month.

Australian Ninja Warrior star Zed Colback took his newborn daughter to the beach on Tuesday

He shared a gallery of precious family photos capturing him and Sam living life to the fullest while rock climbing and parasailing and captioned it with some sad words.

‘Love ya little bro. Wish we could go on one last adventure together,’ he began. 

‘Our little Amara will learn all about her crazy loving, big hearted, fearless uncle Sam as she grows up. See you in glory.’

The former reality star welcomed baby daughter Amara in late November

The body of Sam Colback was recovered from the water in Albany, on the southern tip of WA.

Zed comes from a large family of 13 siblings and told 7News he wished he could have spent more time with his late brother.

‘You’re never at the time thinking you’ll look back at those moments as some of the final memories of someone.

Zed’s brother Sam (right) died in a snorkelling accident earlier this month

‘We took every chance to get out and do something. We were on the same wavelength.’

Zed works as a rock climbing instructor and has been married to the love of his life, Nicole, since 2018.

The fitness guru has maintained his healthy lifestyle since successfully completing his run on Australian Ninja Warrior and loves sharing rock climbing photos to social media.

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Australian Ninja Warrior’s Zed Colback takes his newborn daughter to look at the beach following the tragic death of his brother

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