By PAT GRAHAM
The first step for swimmer Ali Truwit was overcoming her newfound fear of the one place she had always felt safe — the water.
Because the sound of water, any sound involving water, instantly triggered flashbacks to the day she swam for her life after being bitten by a shark.
She and a friend were snorkeling in the ocean off Turks and Caicos on May 24, 2023, when a shark charged and bit Truwit’s lower left leg. Bleeding and with the shark circling, Truwit went...