The widow of a British man killed by a shark in the Seychelles has paid tribute to her "handsome and caring" husband.
Gemma Redmond said she and her husband, Ian, had been "having so much fun" on their dream honeymoon in the Indian Ocean archipelago before it turned to disaster on Tuesday.
"Myself, our families and our friends are devastated and shocked by what has happened. The loss of Ian has left a gaping hole in our hearts that will never be filled.
"He was always calm and collected, strong and brave, witty and intelligent, handsome and caring, a remarkable individual who will be deeply and sorely missed. We are privileged and proud to have shared our lives with him."
A hunt is under way for the shark that killed Redmond, 30, from Lancashire, while his wife was sunbathing on the shore.
Seychelles police spokesman Jean Toussaint said the attack took place shortly before 5pm local time. "We discovered that the British citizen was badly injured on the hips and the arms. He was assisted medically but unfortunately he could not make it.
"We haven't got the autopsy report yet but he definitely lost a lot of blood."
Redmond was taken to hospital but "had no chance of surviving because of the nature of the injuries", Toussaint said.
Ian and Gemma Redmond had been in the second week of their honeymoon and due to fly home on Sunday.
Toussaint said "a big effort" was being made to catch the shark. "We had this first incident two weeks ago and for the local community it was a freak incident because it had never been reported before around the islands. It took everybody by surprise."
The shark struck in the waters off Anse Lazio beach on the island of Praslin, the second largest in the Indian Ocean archipelago and a popular destination with honeymooning Britons.
A tourist in a dinghy dragged Redmond on board and brought him ashore. Another holidaymaker then tried to save his life, according to a report in the Daily Mail.
"We heard screaming and people started running down the beach towards the water," an American tourist was quoted as saying. "Someone had seen a fin sticking out of the water and then we saw a dinghy pulling a man from the water.
"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. He was sickeningly pale but still had his flippers on both feet.
"At this point a woman ran over and started screaming. She said: 'That's my husband! We were just married.'
"Someone grabbed her and tried to keep her away. People all over the beach were just hugging whoever was close to them or trying to keep any children from witnessing what was going on."
Jeanne Vargiolu, 56, owner of a nearby restaurant, said she went to the beach after hearing ambulance sirens to find a French doctor treating the man and "a lot of police officers" surrounding him.
"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."
Vargiolu said her family has 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," she said.
A French tourist who died while snorkelling on 1 August was named in the Seychelles media as Nicolas François Virolle, 36. Other tourists on the beach are said to have pulled him from the sea but he bled to death.
Authorities in the Seychelles have asked for help from shark experts in South Africa. There is a temporary ban on swimming or entering the waters around parts of Praslin.
The Seychelles minister for home affairs and environment, Joel Morgan, held an emergency meeting in the capital, Victoria, as the government tried to limit the potential damage to the tourism industry, the country's main source of foreign exchange.
Alain St Ange, the head of the Seychelles tourism board, told the Daily Telegraph: "It was a freak accident. We are closing the beaches pending the arrival of experts from South Africa."
Prior to the death of the French tourist the last recorded fatal shark attack in the Seychelles was in 1963.
The Foreign Office said: "We can confirm the death of a British national in the Seychelles. We are providing consular assistance to the next of kin."
The Seychelles's profile was given a boost in the UK when Prince William and his wife, Kate, spent their honeymoon on North Island in May.