Italian Couple Says ‘I Do’ in Shark Tank
Most people get married flanked by friends, but an Italian couple tied the knot in a shark tank surrounded by the creatures they want to save.
Daniela Consolaro, 31, and Maurizio Andreosi, 40, each wearing bubble-helmet immersion suits, were lowered in a cage into the tank at the aquarium in Cattolica on the Adriatic coast.
Fourteen sharks swam around looking bored as the couple responded “I do” to Mayor Pietro Pazzaglini, communicating via a phone link.
The couple wanted to draw attention to finning, a practice in which fins are cut off for use in shark fin soup. Environmentalists say the practice is depleting shark populations.
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