Seychelles government minister leads church service for families of shark attack victims

From Seychelles-

Representatives from both the Catholic and Anglican churches were present at the service, at 1400 hours on Friday, August 19 at the beach where the attacks took place, first claiming the life of a French national, 36-year old Nicholas Virolle, and then British honeymooner, Ian Redmond, in freak incidents totally out of character with the benign nature of Seychelles’ marine environment.

Alain St.Ange, CEO of the Seychelles Tourism Board; and his Deputy, Elsia Grandcourt; Sebastien Pillay, the Director General in the President’s Office; Jenifer Sinon, the CEO; and members of the Hospitality and Tourism Association, police, government, and members of the public all attended the service in support of and in sympathy with the families of the two victims.

Seychelles’ last reported incident involving a shark took place almost half a century ago, and the twin attacks in the space of a month have taken the entire country by surprise. The authorities have asked for assistance from South African shark experts who are expected to arrive in the country tomorrow to assess a situation, which has no precedent and no obvious explanation.

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