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Year After Losing Leg In Shark Attack, New England Woman Off To Paralympics Year After Losing Leg In Shark Attack, New England Woman Off To Paralympics
Year After Losing Leg In Shark Attack, New England Woman Off To Paralympics Ali Truwit is taking her inspiring spirit to the world stage. The 24-year-old Connecticut native, from the Fairfield County town of Darien, set off for Paris on Friday, Aug. 16, where she’ll represent Team USA in the Paralympic Games later this month. It’s a remarkable turn for the Yale University graduate, coming just over a year after she survived a near-fatal shark attack in the Caribbean. Earlier Report - Shark Attack Update: Details Emerge On Darien Woman Who Lost Part Of Leg In Caribbean As previously reported by Daily Voice, Truwit was snorkeling near a resort in the Turks and Ca…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Fiona Becomes Hurricane, Could Bring 'Life-Threatening Flash Flooding' To Puerto Rico Fiona Becomes Hurricane, Could Bring 'Life-Threatening Flash Flooding' To Puerto Rico
Fiona Becomes Hurricane, Could Bring 'Life-Threatening Flash Flooding' To Puerto Rico Tropical Storm Fiona has just strengthened to Category 1 hurricane status. Fiona, the sixth named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, is located about 50 miles southwest of Puerto Rico at around midday on Sunday, Sept. 18, the National Hurricane Center said. It is the third hurricane of the 2020 season, ending Wednesday, November 30. It began Wednesday, June 1. A northwestward movement is expected to begin later Sunday and continue through Monday, Sept. 19, followed by a north-northwest turn on Tuesday, Sept. 20, the hurricane center noted.  On the forecasted trajectory…

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by Joe Lombardi