Bethany Meilani Hamilton

Bethany hamilton was born on February 8 1990 in Kauai, Hawaii. She is known for being attacked by a shark who severed her left arm in late October of 2003. The story is that around 7:30 in the morning Bethany was just lying on her surf board with her arm dangling in the water when a 14ft tiger shark bit her, ripping her left arm clean off right below the shoulder. The Blanchards helped her back to shore and took Bethany to the Wilcox Memorial Hospital. Bethany's father was supposed to have a knee surgery that morning but he was removed from his surgery room for Bethany.

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Bethany survived the attack and despite the trauma, Bethany returned to surfing. Bethany's father custom built a board for her and soon she got the hang of it. Soon enough, Bethany still went on with her dream of becoming a pro surfer and succeeded. Now she is one of the best female surfers even without an arm.