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Imagine it. You've just celebrated one of the happiest moments of your life, marrying your soul mate. You're on honeymoon in one of the most stunning beaches in the world, when your husband is suddenly attacked by a shark.
Just 10m off the idyllic Anse Lazio beach in the Seychelles -- an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean -- 30-year-old Brit, Ian Redmond, was snorkelling when a 2m 'rogue' shark attacked him. It's thought the shark had been stalking the area.
A French diver was also killed less than two weeks ago -- the first such death in the region for almost 50 years.
Gemma Houghton, Redmond's 27-year-old wife, watched helpless from the shore where she'd been sunbathing while her husband screamed for help.
Although some holidaymakers rushed to him in an inflatable dinghy, it was too late. Redmond was taken to hospital by helicopter, but had already lost too much blood.
"I saw the swimmer who was missing a huge chunk of flesh from his left leg, so much so that I could see the bone of his thigh," a tourist told the Telegraph. "He was sickeningly pale, but still had his flippers on both feet."
It was the last week of the couple's honeymoon. They were due to fly back to England after the weekend.
Until the shark problem has been dealt with, surrounding beaches have been closed and swimming banned.
The Seychelles is a popular and romantic tourist destination for Brits, with an estimated 19,000 visiting each year, including honeymooning Prince William and Duchess Kate earlier this year.
Once upon a time I snorkelled off a boat in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia -- a continent that is no stranger to shark attacks. But of course, that was before I watched the uncannily realistic movie, Open Water, in which a couple gets stranded after a diving excursion.
I can't begin to imagine a more terrifying or heartbreaking scene. Losing the person you love most right when you're about to start a life together...
Would this story make you think twice about diving or snorkelling while on holiday?