Sean was surfing in Esperance Western Australia when he survived a shark attack. He lost his left arm and right hand in the attack. Sean has since represented Australia on an international level in para-snowboard and now resides in Bunbury WA with wife Claire and daughter Mila.
Sean was surfing in Esperance Western Australia when he survived a shark attack. He lost his left arm and right hand in the attack. Sean has since represented Australia on an international level in para-snowboard and now resides in Bunbury WA with wife Claire and daughter Mila.
Sean Pollard surfing Indonesia 2012
Sean Pollard in hospital after shark attack
Sean POLLARD Prothsetic split hook. captain hook
Sean Pollard Australian Adaptive snowboard team
Sean started snowboarding sept 2015 and has since impressed on the world cup para-snowboard circuit finishing 8th in the world cup standing in his first season. Sean achieved his goals of competing at the Winter Paralympic games in South Korea coming away with a 5th place finish in the banked slalom and a 9th place in the snowboard cross.
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" The biggest thing I've learnt through all this is to approach each challenge with an open mind and a positive outlook because you never know for sure how things will turn out"
" The biggest thing I've learnt through all this is to approach each challenge with an open mind and a positive outlook because you never know for sure how things will turn out"