It was like pulling me back and forth, not like pulling me underwater. Just like, you know how you eat a piece of steak? It was kind of like that. Blanchard's father fashioned a quick tourniquet from his surfboard leash and led everyone to shore.
Hamilton was rushed to Wilcox Memorial Hospital, bumping her father from the operating room where he was about to have knee surgery. Although she lost approximately 60 percent of her blood following the attack and underwent several surgeries, she was stabilized and released after a few days.
As the story drew national attention, it was determined that Hamilton had been attacked by a foot tiger shark. Seemingly level-headed about the incident and the radical change to her body, she vowed to return to surfing as soon as possible. Hamilton resumed surfing just one month after the attack, her determination helping to keep the story alive in the news cycle. Hamilton also demonstrated that the loss of an arm was no obstacle to fulfilling her surfing goals.
That year also brought the release of Heart of a Soul Surfer, a documentary that chronicled Hamilton's return to the water after the life-altering attack.
Her older brother Noah was born in , while Timothy was born in From 6 th grade, all through to high school, Bethany was home-school. She started surfing at the age of eight, and by the age of nine, she had already gained her first sponsorship deal. Bethany was raised in a Christian faith foundation and attended church services every Sunday with her parents. Through a mutual friend, she met Adam Dirks in , who was a youth pastor at the time. The two started a relationship that led to their engagement in Their engagement was soon followed by their wedding on 18 th August , which was held on Kauai.
In , they were blessed with their firstborn son Tobias followed by their second-born son Wesley in Bethany loves keeping pets and has two shar-pei dogs, which she has named Kombucha and Hanalei.
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