<body><div> The nephew of surf icon Bethany Hamilton has tragically passed away days after he was found unconscious inside a bathtub, his family revealed. Andrew Samuel Hamilton, 3, died on Thursday in Oahu, <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/hawaii/index.html" rel="nofollow"> Hawaii </a> , days after he suffered injuries in the drowning incident at his home. 'It hurts terribly and we miss Andrew more than words can express,' his father said in a heartbreaking <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/instagram/index.html" rel="nofollow"> Instagram </a> post. Bethany <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13954837/bethany-hamilton-nephew-drown-hawaii-icu.html" rel="nofollow"> previously shared her family's anguish after Andrew was found </a> in his home, urging fans to pray for a medical miracle for her 'precious' nephew. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0wJM4B_0wDZGngm00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0wJM4B_0wDZGngm00" width="634" height="423" ><figcaption>The boy is the nephew of surfing icon Bethany Hamilton, who previously urged&nbsp;fans to pray for a medical miracle for her 'precious' nephew </figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> In his message announcing Andrew's passing, the boy's father said it came only after 'all of the best life-saving interventions had been exhausted.' He said he will be mourned by his many loved ones, and 'by his family in Christ', whose 'steadfast prayers at Andrew’s bedside and preaching of God’s Words to our broken hearts has sustained our souls this past week.' 'It hurts terribly and we miss Andrew more than words can express,' he continued. 'But we do not mourn as those who have no hope. We rejoice in the certain hope of the glory of God, into whose name Andrew was baptized, whose precious blood washed Andrew clean and made him a child and heir of heaven.' The post was met with a wave of support, with fans of his surfing icon aunt sending their condolences to the grieving family. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3f8x4B_0wDZGngm00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3f8x4B_0wDZGngm00" width="634" height="646" ><figcaption>Andrew (pictured bottom row, center, surrounded by his family) was raced to hospital after he was found unconscious in a bathtub at his home </figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4HnIpK_0wDZGngm00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4HnIpK_0wDZGngm00" width="634" height="357" ><figcaption>Pictured: Little Andrew and his family, who said his tragic death came&nbsp;only after 'all of the best life-saving interventions had been exhausted' </figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate></div></body>

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The nephew of surf icon Bethany Hamilton has tragically passed away days after he was found unconscious inside a bathtub, his family revealed.