Feb 13 2008, 3:49 am
Shark attack survivor Bethany Hamilton, 17, proved she could match many of the world’s best, by reaching the Semifinals of the Roxy Surf Festival at Woolamai Beach, Phillip Island, today.
Competing in the 6-Star ASP (Association of Surfing Professionals), World Qualifying Series division, Hamilton - who lost her arm to a Tiger Shark off the Island of Kauai, Hawaii in 2003 - defeated yesterday’s top scorer Erica
Hosseini (USA) in the Quarterfinals.
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