Account of first shark attack in Seychelles on 1st August

[paddyp]

The following is an eyewitness account of the first attack this month in the Seychelles.

UPDATE to FATAL shark attack at Anse Lazio, Praslin, Seychelles on 1 August 2011 « Shark Attack Monitor

His name was Nicolas François Virolle, 36. Thoughts are with the families of Nicholas and Ian Redmond.

 

[TSandM]

Not a very consistent story, even allowing for the translation. The opening piece says he died of a wound to the leg (which should never happen) and later on, it's said that "he had almost no belly".

Just as a teaching point . . . An extremity injury should never kill anybody. As my surgery textbook said, you can put your thumb over he end of a garden hose and stop the water flow -- and a garden hose has more pressure in it than any artery in the human body. If there is a wound on which one can hold direct pressure, that is the immediate strategy. If it is a large wound with a lot of muscle bleeding, as with the thigh, this is the one time a tourniquet is a reasonable approach. Yes, you may lose the limb, but it's better than losing your life.

I do not know if knowing this would have made any difference in this case, but if the wound was indeed on the leg, it might have -- and it's a good thing for everyone to know.

 

[ScubaSam]

When I saw the title, I thought it was this shark attack that a friend of mine posted on his FB page. The victim was on his honeymoon. Very sad.

BBC News - Seychelles shark attack leaves Briton dead

 

[bleeb]

When I saw the title, I thought it was this shark attack that a friend of mine posted on his FB page. The victim was on his honeymoon. Very sad.

That case is this other thread: Snorkeler attacked and killed by Bull Shark at Seychells while on honeymoon

 

[AfterDark]

The report I read overnight at work said the shark hit him repeatly. His leg(s?) torso, missing an arm. So bad his wife was kept from seeing the body on the beach.