Bethany Hamilton's 3-year-old nephew Andrew died after drowning incident

Bethany Hamilton3-year-old nephew Andrew died after a drowning accident.

“The Lord has taken my sweet nephew Andrew into his beautiful care,” Hamilton, 34, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, October 19. “While my family and I will miss him greatly, we trust that his joy will be full with Jesus.”

She added: “Here is a prayer of faith that my brother and our entire family said last week. This prayer so amazingly describes what it is to have faith. Faith is trusting that God's will for our lives is greater than ours. Thank you all for the love, prayers and support during this difficult time. Be blessed.”

Hamilton shared a personalized prayer for Andrew's recovery in the comments section. She also reposted her tribute on her Instagram Story, writing: “Andrew is and was so loved. “His joy is full in the Lord.”

The professional surfer confirmed a week before that Andrew, one of her brother's sons Timothy and wife kyaaccidentally drowned. In a social media post on October 12, Hamilton revealed that Andrew was taken to a local hospital in Hawaii but still had “a heartbeat and [had] fight in it.”

Timothy shared an obituary for his son on Instagram earlier on Saturday, noting that Andrew succumbed to his injuries after the accident and that “the best life-saving interventions had been exhausted.”

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Andrew is survived by his parents, five siblings (Thomas, Joshua, Matthew, Noelle and John), as well as grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.

“It hurts terribly and we miss Andrew more than words can express,” Timothy wrote in an Instagram message on Saturday. “But we do not mourn like those who have no hope. We rejoice in the certain hope of the glory of God, in whose name Andrew was baptized, whose precious blood washed Andrew and made him son and heir of heaven.”

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He added: “Andrew sees Jesus as he is, face to face. He knows Jesus fully, just as Jesus knew and loved him fully throughout his life. Glory to God for all things.”

Hamilton is a professional surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack when she was 13 years old. His story inspired the 2011 film. Soul surferin which actress AnnaSophia Robb the athlete played.

Hamilton herself is a mother of four and shares her sons Tobias, 9, Wesley, 6, and Micah, 2, as well as her daughter Alaya, 16 months, with her husband. Adam Dirks.