No. She felt that it helped her grow stronger as a surfer and a person.
Bethany Hamilton is called a soul surfer. She will not give up surfing for anything. While she was surfing lazily one day, her arm was bit off by a shark on Halloween. Today, missing one arm, Bethany Hamilton still competes in surfing competitions and wins mostly every one.
Bethany Hamilton lost her left arm in a shark attack on October 31, 2003, when she was just 13 years old while surfing off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii.
She would be able to go surfing during the "prime hours," which happened throughout the middle of the day.
No. Bethany Hamilton is not a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church).
October 31, 2003
October 31, 2003
Surfing has been in her family for years. As far back as she can remember, she was spending most of the day in the water shredding waves. So surfing is something she has been doing and has known her whole life
So that she could spend more time in the water, for the schools ran during prime surfing hours (best surfing times during the day)
Not the day she lost the arm, but she has since then.
On Halloween day in 2003, Bethany Hamilton was at Tunnels Beach in Hawaii when she got her arm bitten by a fifteen foot tiger shark.
The day of the attack, Tom Hamilton had to get knee surgery (he was locally anesthetized). But Bethany was admitted to the hospital right before the surgeon could even begin
Bethany Hamilton is not a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church). She is a very dedicated Christian.