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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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NY Athlete Will Serve As Team USA Flag Bearer At Olympic Opening Ceremonies NY Athlete Will Serve As Team USA Flag Bearer At Olympic Opening Ceremonies
NY Athlete Will Serve As Team USA Flag Bearer At Olympic Opening Ceremonies WNBA legend Sue Bird, a UConn alum and New York native, can add a new impressive checkmark to her already impressive resume of accomplishments. Bird, age 40, a basketball icon who hails from the hamlet of Syosset in Nassau County on Long Island has been chosen to serve as one of Team USA’s flag bearers at the Opening Ceremony of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics on Friday, July 23. Bird becomes the second American women's basketball player to carry the flag, joining now coach Dawn Staley, who carried it while a player in the 2004 Olympics. “I know this isn’t about me," Bird said in a statement. "Th…

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by Zak Failla