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Year After Losing Leg In Shark Attack, Connecticut Woman Heading To Paralympics Year After Losing Leg In Shark Attack, Connecticut Woman Heading To Paralympics
Year After Losing Leg In Shark Attack, Connecticut Woman Heading 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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'Time For A Parade': Olympic Gold Medalist Rai Benjamin Set For Hero's Welcome In Westchester 'Time For A Parade': Olympic Gold Medalist Rai Benjamin Set For Hero's Welcome In Westchester
'Time For A Parade': Olympic Gold Medalist Rai Benjamin Set For Hero's Welcome In Westchester A Westchester County native's spectacular gold medal win may prompt upcoming festivities in his home city upon his return from the Paris Olympics, officials hinted.  Mount Vernon's own Rai Benjamin won gold in the men's 400-meter hurdles on Friday, Aug. 9, in front of his friends and family, upgrading the silver medal he won for the same race at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.  The 27-year-old champion clinched the gold medal after finishing the event in 46.46 seconds, beating Norway's Karsten Warholm, who took silver, and Brazil's Alison dos Santos, who took bronze.  During those …

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by Ben Crnic