Bethany Hamilton, the 24-year-old Kauai surfer who lost her arm after a shark attack when she was 13, has defied all odds and won a professional surf contest at one of the world’s most renowned waves: Pipeline, on the North Shore of Oahu.
Her inspirational story became the basis for the Hollywood film “Soul Surfer,” and these days she travels the world surfing big waves and doing church and charity work for victims of traumatic injuries. She likes to surf Pipeline even on heavy days when she has to compete for waves with a large crowd.
Shark attack survivor Bethany Hamilton wins professional surf contest at Pipeline | GrindTV.com
Her inspirational story became the basis for the Hollywood film “Soul Surfer,” and these days she travels the world surfing big waves and doing church and charity work for victims of traumatic injuries. She likes to surf Pipeline even on heavy days when she has to compete for waves with a large crowd.
Shark attack survivor Bethany Hamilton wins professional surf contest at Pipeline | GrindTV.com