A 10-year-old Scots quadruple amputee is set to become the youngest ever athlete to compete in a top US surfing competition. Jade Edward will be representing Scotland in the ISA World Para Surf Championships in California as part of the first ever Scottish Para Surf Team - having only taken up the sport last year.
The schoolgirl, from Aberdeenshire, lost her arms and legs after contracting Meningococcal Septicaemia, a life-threatening condition, while just a toddler. Jade had to undergo emergency treatment to have her limbs removed at the age of just two years old.
Despite being hospitalised for six months as a tot and consigned to a wheelchair for the rest of her life, the Meldrum Primary School pupil has remained fearless in the face of adventure, and learned to surf by lying down on the board on her stomach, with assistance from professionals.
