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| Sand tribute to Diogo Jota and Andre Silva on Torquay beach | |
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| Artist Geoffrey "Sandyman" Ward says the news was a great shock | Artist Geoffrey "Sandyman" Ward says the news was a great shock |
| A sand tribute in memory of Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, who were killed in a car crash earlier this month, has appeared on a beach in Devon. | A sand tribute in memory of Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, who were killed in a car crash earlier this month, has appeared on a beach in Devon. |
| Liverpool forward Jota, 28, and 25-year-old Silva, who was also a footballer at a Portuguese club, died on 3 July in the Spanish province of Zamora. | Liverpool forward Jota, 28, and 25-year-old Silva, who was also a footballer at a Portuguese club, died on 3 July in the Spanish province of Zamora. |
| Artist Geoffrey "Sandyman" Ward, from Torquay, created the large sand design on Torre Abbey Beach to honour the pair last Wednesday. | Artist Geoffrey "Sandyman" Ward, from Torquay, created the large sand design on Torre Abbey Beach to honour the pair last Wednesday. |
| Tributes have and continue to be paid across the world for the Portuguese brothers, with Mr Ward saying the news had come as a "great shock" and that he wanted to pay his respects. | Tributes have and continue to be paid across the world for the Portuguese brothers, with Mr Ward saying the news had come as a "great shock" and that he wanted to pay his respects. |
| Mr Ward says the tribute took him six hours to produce | Mr Ward says the tribute took him six hours to produce |
| Mr Ward has produced art on the beach for many years, marking many national and international tragedies, including the 2017 Manchester bombings. | Mr Ward has produced art on the beach for many years, marking many national and international tragedies, including the 2017 Manchester bombings. |
| He has also helped couples with surprise proposal messages. | He has also helped couples with surprise proposal messages. |
| Other tributes following the death of the brothers included a painted mural near Anfield Stadium, as well as Liverpool announcing they would retire the number 20 shirt in Jota's memory. | Other tributes following the death of the brothers included a painted mural near Anfield Stadium, as well as Liverpool announcing they would retire the number 20 shirt in Jota's memory. |
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