Sarah Doherty (December 21, 1959 – January 5, 2023) was an amputee mountaineer, ski racer, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur who lost her right leg to a drunk driver at age 13. She was a member of the inaugural U.S. National Disabled Ski Team and was the first amputee to reach the summit of Denali. She studied Occupational Therapy at Boston University (1977-1982) gaining a BSc Occupational Therapy; and then worked as a pediatric occupational therapist [1]. In 2014, Doherty received the Woman of Achievement award from Girls Incorporated of Taunton [2] Doherty died unexpectedly at 63.
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21 December 1959 Taunton, Massachusetts
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5 January 2023 (aged 63)
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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