Peter Clement was last seen walking alone on the difficult Grande Barbe Trail on Silhouette Island on May 15, according to local media. The 57-year-old allegedly took a vacation to celebrate his retirement and all his personal belongings and travel documents were found in his hotel room. An “intensive” search on land and sea for several weeks, which involved the use of a drone and a helicopter, Seychelles police said. The local newspaper Le Seychellois reported that “in an unusual move” a few days after Mr Clement’s disappearance, police admitted that the hope of finding the British man alive was “diminished” by persistent bad weather. It has been reported that there is no trace of the lawyer yet and he is considered dead. Mr Clement’s former chambers, 2 Harcourt Buildings, said in a statement: “We are deeply saddened to announce the loss of our dear friend, colleague and former chamber leader Peter Clement. “He recently retired after a brilliant career in the criminal bar, practicing in the 2 Harcourt buildings for more than 30 years. “Before joining the chambers, he was a captain in the Army Legal Service and served in Northern Ireland. “He was very much loved and respected by everyone in the halls and also among his many friends in the penal bar. “He will miss her very much.” Matthew Scott, a lawyer at Pump Court Chambers, paid tribute to Clement, calling him a “good lawyer” and “a man who was impossible to dislike.” Edward Henry QC, of the Mountford Chambers, wrote on Twitter: “Peter was kind, polite, unpretentious, unreasonably modest (in his own estimation of his talent) and utterly outstanding. “He will be missed, with this painful feeling of loss and misunderstanding of why it happened to him, by all those who loved and admired him. RIP dear Peter “. A Foreign Office spokeswoman told Sky News: “We support the family of a British man who is missing in the Seychelles and are in contact with local authorities.”
