Annals of Ouch: Surfing. Sharks. Unfortunately, the two sometimes come together. Teenage surfer Bethany Hamilton lost an arm last Friday as she surfed the break off Kauai’s North Shore.

“My arm was hanging in the water, and it just came and bit me,” Hamilton told Honolulu television station KGMB. She said the shark pulled her back and forth, “but I just held on my board, and then it let go.” Doctors at Wilcox Memorial Hospital said Bethany’s top condition as a competitive athlete helped her survive the attack. “It was a very clean amputation,” Dr. David Rovinsky said.

Kudos to the kid. She says she’ll be back on a surf board……..



Bethany Busts One…..Using Two Arms