On the morning od 31 October 2003, Bethany Hamilton and some friends decided to go surfing. The sky was clear, the sun was shining and it was a perfect day for enjoying the big waves bear the island od Kaukai, Hawaii. The 13-year-old surfing star was lying sideways on her surfboard about 300 metres from the score with her left arm in the clear, blue water. Her friends were floating nearby, looking out to sea, They were all waiting for the next big wave. Suddenly a five-metre tiger shark appeared just below the surface and attacked her. It bit her left arm and shook her violently backwards and forwards. Bethany saw the water around her turn red. She held on to her board and the shark swam away - but it took her arm with it. It also took a piece of her board. Luckliy for Bethany, the shark attacked only once. It all happened so fast that she didn't even scream. In her mind, Nethany repeated: 'Get to the beach. Get to the beach'. She started to paddle towards in with one arm. Her fri