Bethanny Hamilton Asks for Help for Nephew, 3, After Drowning Incident

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Shark onslaught subsister Bethany Hamilton is making an urgent plea connected behalf of her family.

The pro surfer shared Oct. 12 that her nephew Andrew, 3, had been hospitalized aft drowning and needed assistance from a aesculapian expert.

"HELP," the 34-year-old wrote connected Instagram, alongside a photograph of the lad helping to transportation a surf board. "My precious nephew was medivaced to kapiolani successful Oahu this greeting aft drowning past night. He inactive has a heartbeat and has combat successful him."

Bethany, who has 2 older brothers, continued, "We are wrecked. But I cognize however due aesculapian enactment tin marque oregon interruption someone’s accidental of endurance and successful this lawsuit we’re asking for assistance from anyone who has accusation of what we tin bash to springiness my nephew the champion chance."

Bethany, a parent of four who documented her harrowing communicative of surviving a 2003 shark onslaught that outgo her her near limb successful a 2004 memoir and the 2011 movie Soul Surfer, shared her station connected her eldest member Noah Hamilton's Instagram.

The 42-year-old issued a abstracted plea connected his societal media and provided much details astir the incident.

"Join america successful supplication for my brother’s 5th youngest kid Andrew arsenic helium was beingness flighted to Oahu successful the mediate of the night," helium wrote connected Facebook Oct. 12. "He’s 3.5 going connected 5. He’s a beardown resilient kid and an astonishing swimmer. He was recovered not breathing successful shallow h2o of bath tub. His vitals were capable to get him to oahu."

"Join america successful supplication for my brother’s 5th youngest kid Andrew arsenic helium was beingness flighted to Oahu successful the mediate of the night," helium wrote connected Facebook Oct. 12. "He’s 3.5 going connected 5. He’s a beardown resilient kid and an astonishing swimmer. He was recovered not breathing successful shallow h2o of bath tub. His vitals were capable to get him to oahu."

Bethany meantime updated her Instagram station to enactment that that the household had gotten successful interaction with Dr. Paul Harch, who operates a hyperbaric oxygen therapy session successful New Orleans and has noted connected his website helium has treated patients who suffered drowning injuries.

Bethany shared different update Oct. 13. "Please commune for Andrew and each his loved ones," she wrote successful the comments conception of her post. "Pray that we tin bash our champion done this hard time. Much love."