Paris, Sept 6 (UNI) The Paralympic Games in Paris has given us human stories in nearly every event and we can now add Ali Truwit's to a long list of stories of overcoming extreme adversity.
The 24-year-old American claimed the silver medal in the S10 400 meters freestyle on Thursday, less a year and a half after losing half of her left leg in a shark attack.
In May 2023, Truwit was attacked by a shark while snorkeling in waters off the Turks and Caicos Islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. She had to swim 70 meters to the dive boat, where a friend tied a tourniquet around her leg to stop the loss of blood. Doctors saved her life, but had to amputate her leg below the knee, but after overcoming an initial fear of water, she returned to