Lancashire Man Ian Redmond Killed By Shark In Seychelles
IAN Redmond, 30, has been eaten by a shark on his Seychelles honeymoon. The Lancashire man was swimming off Anse Lazio on the island of Praslin, when he was “eaten“.
Well, so says the Sun:
“BRIDE SEES SHARK EAT GROOM”
The bride is Bride Gemma Houghton, 27, from Wigan.
But he wasn’t eaten. The Sun admits as much a few lines into its front-page story:
Fishermen carried him to the beach in a dinghy but he died before paramedics could arrive as his wife wept beside him and screamed “that’s my husband”.
An unnamed “witness” is on hand to tell us:
“The swimmer was missing a huge chunk of flesh from his left leg, so much so that I could see the bone of his thigh. He was sickeningly pale, but still had his flippers on both feet.”
The paper than conjures an “islander” who offer context:
“The man was swimming close to the beach. He began splashing and shouting. His arm was ripped off and parts of his torso were missing. There was a horrific amount of blood in the water. It was like Jaws.”
The death of a man – the sight of an actual deal body that had been attacked by a shark – was like a film?
The pick of the quotes is made by “beach restaurant boss Jeanne Vargiolu” who is ever the woman whose views are dictated by her job:
“All the meat on one leg was gone.”
PS – It’s the first shark story of August.
Posted: 17th, August 2011 | In: Reviews Comment (1) | TrackBack | Permalink
