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Shark attack surfer Bethany Hamilton pregnant with her second child

Written by . Published: October 09 2017

Shark attack survivor Bethany Hamilton is expecting her second child.

The pro-surfer, who lost her arm in a 2003 shark encounter, is a mom to two-year-old son Tobias with Adam Dirks and now the couple has another baby on the way.


"More than thankful to share our joyous news!!!," she wrote on Instagram on Sunday (08Oct17). "#babyinthere #babyonboard."

Hamilton and Dirks wed in 2013.

Bethany's story inspired the film Soul Surfer.

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