Bethany Hamilton Gets Arm Finned

by The Editors on June 27, 2011

Bethany TahitiWhile on a Rip Curl trip to the Mentawai Bethany Hamilton reportedly sliced her bicep last week (June 21, 2011), according to a story on The Christian Post. A letter from the family described the following:

On a wipeout her surfboard fin sliced her bicep, she got 10 stitches, but now has some numbness in her arm which is a bit concerning. She is on her way to Singapore to get checked out by a physician on her way home. We have appointments with physicians in Hawaii as well, whom she will see immediately when she gets home. We talked to Dr Rovinsky (Bethany’s surgeon after she lost her arm) here on Kauai and he said it’s likely that she cut a nerve during the incident, she may have to have surgery to repair it.

Hopefully, it won’t be anything permenent.

[Link: The Christian Post]

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