Nearly 2 months. The attack happened on Halloween of 2003 and she got back in the water on Christmas Day of 2003
Bethany Hamilton
Bethany Hamilton learned how to surf at the age of 2. She was 13 when the shark attack happened, so she had been surfing for 11 years by the time of the attack
Bethany Hamilton
Regionals
Bethany keeps her surfboard with the shark bite in it, in her shed in a behind glass.
Yes, she has one arm from a shark attack.
The shark was caught a few days after the attack happened
Shark Attack while Surfing
Bethany Hamilton's father's name is Tom Hamilton. He has been a supportive figure in Bethany's life, especially after she lost her arm in a shark attack at the age of 13.
They used the surfboard that Bethany was on during the attack and put the bite hole up to the shark's mouth to see if it was a perfect fit, and it was
No, but her survival is one of the most well-known
Since she was about three years old.