Famous surfer Bethany Hamilton’s 3-year-old nephew, Andrew, died on Friday after succumbing to his injuries from a drowning accident. In an Instagram post shared over the weekend, the 34-year-old professional athlete,

Surfer Bethany Hamilton is mourning the loss of her nephew Andrew, who died at the age of 3. Hamilton previously revealed that Andrew had been hospitalized after drowning on Oct. 11.

On Saturday, Oct. 19, legendary surfer Bethany Hamilton shared a heartbreaking update on her nephew. “The Lord has (received) my sweet nephew Andrew into his beautiful care,” Hamilton wrote on Instagram. “While my family and I will miss him dearly, we trust that his joy is full with Jesus.”

Following his death, Bethany and Timothy Hamilton's eldest brother Noah Hamilton, 42, also shared a tribute to the child, in which he shared that he had gone surfing with him two days before his drowning accident.

He still has a heartbeat and has fight in him. We are wrecked. But I know how proper medical support can make or break someone’s chance of survival,” she shared.

Bethany Hamilton’s 3-year-old nephew, Andrew, has died following a drowning accident. "The Lord has received my sweet nephew Andrew into his beautiful care,” Hamilton, 34, wrote via Instagram on Saturday.

Pro surfer Bethany Hamilton announced that her young nephew, Andrew, died after a drowning accident last week.

Surfer Bethany Hamilton's 3-year-old nephew has died after a drowning incident. Bethany Hamilton shared a series of images of the toddler, Andrew, on Instagram Oct. 19, writing, “The Lord has receive my sweet nephew Andrew into his beautiful care.”

On Saturday, Bethany Hamilton took to Instagram to confirm the sad news that her 3-year-old nephew, Andrew, had passed away a week after he suffered a drowning accident.