Bethany Hamilton’s three-year-old nephew died after a drowning incident

Bethany Hamilton‘s three-year-old nephew, Andrew, died after a drowning accident.

“The Lord has taken my sweet cousin Andrew into His beautiful care,” Hamilton, 34, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, October 19. “Although my family and I will miss him dearly, we trust that his joy is full of Jesus.”

She added, “Here is a prayer of faith that was prayed by my brother and our entire family this past week. This prayer describes so incredibly what it is to have faith. Faith is the confidence that God’s will for our lives is greater than ours. Thank you all for the love, prayers and support during this difficult time. Be blessed.”

Hamilton shared a personal prayer for Andrew’s recovery in the comments section. She also reposted her tribute on her Instagram Story, writing, “Andrew is and was so loved. His joy is full in the Lord.”

The pro surfer confirmed a week earlier that Andrew is one of her brother’s sons Timothy and woman Kiaaccidentally drowned. In an Oct. 12 social media note, Hamilton revealed that Andrew was taken to a local hospital in Hawaii, but that he still “had a pulse and fight in him.”

Timothy shared an obituary for his son on Instagram earlier on Saturday, noting that Andrew succumbed to his injuries after the accident and that the “best life-saving interventions had been exhausted.”

Andrew is survived by his parents, five siblings – Thomas, Joshua, Matthew, Noelle and John – as well as grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.

“It hurts terribly and we miss Andrew more than words can express,” Timothy wrote in an Instagram post on Saturday. “But we do not grieve as those who have no hope. We rejoice in the sure hope of the glory of God, in whose name Andrew was baptized, whose precious blood cleansed Andrew and made him a child and heir of heaven.”

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He added, “Andrew sees Jesus as He is, face to face. He knows Jesus fully, just as he was fully known and loved by Jesus all his life. Glory be to God for all things.”

Hamilton is a professional surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack at the age of 13. Her story inspired the 2011 film Soul surferin which actress AnnaSophia Robb played the athlete.

A mother of four herself, Hamilton shares sons Tobias, 9, Wesley, 6, and Micah, 2, as well as daughter Alaya, 16 months, with husband Adam Dirks.