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Bethany Meilani Hamilton (born February 8, 1990) is an American professional surfer and writer. In 2003, she survived a shark attack in which her left arm was bitten off; ultimately, she returned to professional surfing and wrote about her experiences in the 2004 autobiography, Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board.
The surfer — who was 13 when she lost her arm in a 2003 shark attack — says she had never seen the popular singing competition series before being asked to participate. "When I first got ...
In 2003, she lost her left arm in a shark attack. The following year, she returned to surfing and wrote a memoir titled Soul Surfer , which was made into a movie in 2011 starring AnnaSophia Robb .
Life seems to keep getting better for pro surfer Bethany Hamilton, who in 2003 lost her left arm to a shark near her home on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Not only was she able to keep surfing at ...
In 2003, Bethany lost her left arm after being attacked by a tiger shark while surfing with her best friend in Kauai. Her dad, Tom Hamilton, was set to get knee surgery the morning his
Hamilton — who is well-known for her memoir “Soul Surfer” and losing her left arm in a 2003 shark attack only to return to the sport — concluded one of her Instagram videos with the ...
The 32-year-old surfer, who rose to prominence as a teenager when a shark attack claimed her left arm, does not support transgender women being eligible to compete on the WSL's women's circuits.
Bethany Hamilton is asking for help and prayers after her young nephew, Andrew, drowned — and survived.. The professional surfer, 34, shared news of her “sweet” and “precious” nephew’s ...