Ali Truwit's Incredible Journey From Shark Attack To Paralympic Podium Ali Truwit's life took an unexpected turn on a fateful day in 2007 when he was attacked by a great white shark while surfing in New Zealand.
The incident left him with a spinal cord injury, paralyzing him from the chest down and rendering him a quadriplegic.
What followed was a long and arduous journey of recovery, one that would ultimately lead Truwit to the Paralympic podium.