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Seychelles 'shark attack' leaves Briton dead | Seychelles 'shark attack' leaves Briton dead |
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A British man has died in the Seychelles following what is understood to have been a shark attack. | |
The Foreign Office confirmed Ian Martin Redmond, from Lancashire, had died in the Indian Ocean archipelago and it was offering assistance to his family. | |
The Daily Telegraph reported the victim was 30 years old and on his honeymoon, but this has not been confirmed. | |
Local police said the man was killed off Anse Lazio beach, on the island of Praslin. | Local police said the man was killed off Anse Lazio beach, on the island of Praslin. |
Second attack | Second attack |
A French national was reportedly killed by a shark off the same beach just over two weeks ago. | A French national was reportedly killed by a shark off the same beach just over two weeks ago. |
Local restaurant owner Jeanne Vargiolu said she went to the beach on Tuesday after hearing sirens and that police told her Mr Redmond had severe arm and leg injuries. | |
"I saw his wife talking to about five people, I think one was English, that she still had hope he was still alive," she said. "They were trying to help him but they could not get him alive." | "I saw his wife talking to about five people, I think one was English, that she still had hope he was still alive," she said. "They were trying to help him but they could not get him alive." |
Ms Vargiolu said her family had lived on the beach for 36 years and the two shark attacks this month were the first she had seen. | Ms Vargiolu said her family had lived on the beach for 36 years and the two shark attacks this month were the first she had seen. |
"It must be the same shark that attacked 16 days ago," she said. | "It must be the same shark that attacked 16 days ago," she said. |
Police had said they would close the beach from Wednesday morning and were going "to put out a net to try and catch the shark tomorrow", she said. | Police had said they would close the beach from Wednesday morning and were going "to put out a net to try and catch the shark tomorrow", she said. |
An employee at the La Reserve hotel told the Press Association the man and his wife had been guests there. | An employee at the La Reserve hotel told the Press Association the man and his wife had been guests there. |
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge honeymooned in the Seychelles on North Island earlier this year. | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge honeymooned in the Seychelles on North Island earlier this year. |