The Rest of the World Report | August 16, 2026 — Good News Sunday Edition

The Rest of the World Podcast · Aug 16, 2026 · 7m

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FROM A HOSPITAL BED TO A WORLD TITLE

Llywelyn Williams was 16 when a car hit him while he was skateboarding near his home in Abersoch, Wales. Doctors amputated his right leg to save his life. He says he came around from the coma believing a surfboard had appeared between him and a bright light. He decided it wasn’t his time.

Surfing had been his passion before the accident. It became his rehabilitation after it. Friends carried him into the sea as he recovered. At…