She had an Italian surname and the woman killed

by a shark in South Africa

was very active in volunteering .

This can be learned from a condolence message published on the website of the Committee of Italians Abroad (Comites) of the Provinces of the Cape.  

 The text is addressed "to the family of

Kimon Bisogno

, co-owner of the Ferdinando pizzeria in Observatory", a suburb of Cape Town, "to comrade

Diego Milesi

and his daughter Luna".

Of the woman, known as "Kiki", Comites highlights "the incredible activity of support for the homeless", the homeless, "with the Obs Pasta Kitchen project", and "her radiant personality".

Need was also a yoga

teacher

.

The South African site

"Sa People"

recalls that the woman was born in South Africa and that she leaves behind a five-year-old girl.

The partner is Italian, confirms the

Time Lives website.

Obs Pasta Kitchen "serves homemade pasta to the homeless once a week. This month it celebrated five years of activity", recalls the site, giving an account of the condolence message of a South African NGO.

Need had also helped Rainbow House, a long-term housing program for people living on the street.

The

South African site

reports that the couple, with their daughter, were on Plettenberg Bay vacation for three days and that the woman at 8 o'clock went to the sea for a morning swim.

The white shark was camouflaged in a large wave.

The attack was brutal and nothing could be done to help the young mother.

According to experts, the shark was about

4 meters long

.

The woman's body was subjected to autopsy examinations while the family, who was not far from the place, by psychologists and trauma experts.

Comites Cape Town

Kimon Need