Meet the shark-attack victim and Paralympian who finished the New York City marathon

Jody Truwit and Ali Truwit pose at the finish line during the 2025 New York City Marathon on November 02, 2025 in New York City. Bryan Bedder/New York Road Runners/Getty Images

When Ali Truwit crossed the finish line at the Copenhagen Marathon in 2023, she couldn’t have imagined how hard it would be to run the 26.2-mile distance again.

Just 10 days later, she was bitten by a shark while snorkeling in Turks and Caicos and, although she was lucky to escape with her life, her left foot and the lower part of her leg were lost in the attack.

But at the New York City Marathon in 2025, Truwit finished another marathon, completing the most remarkable comeback from a devastating physical and psychological trauma.

“I’m over the moon,” she exclaimed to CNN in an interview the next day, “I’m de