Death by 'misadventure': Inquest rules on man found dead in mall stairwell after missing for 3 weeks 18 Dec, 2020 05:13 AM 6 minutes to read The Westfield mall stairwell where Bernard Gore's body was found. Photo / Supplied news.com.au By: Sarah McPhee Australian retiree Bernard Gore walked into Westfield Bondi Junction on January 6, 2017 and was never seen alive again. The 71-year-old Tasmanian retiree left his daughter's apartment in Woollahra, in Sydney's eastern suburbs, about 12.30pm and had planned to meet his wife outside Woolworths. His journey to the centre, in a white hat and red and black flannelette jacket, and the fateful moment he opened door L407 to a fire stairwell at 12.50pm, was all captured on CCTV.