BEND (AP) — Cole Ortega is starting high school — two-handed.

The 14-year-old surfer from Bend was in the water off Pacific City in July when a fishing dory severed his arm. But friends retrieved it, still in neoprene, and doctors reattached it.

He’s going through a lot of physical therapy, and his doctors still aren’t sure how completely he’ll recover.

But he’s getting back into a teenage life — still mindful of his injury.

He’s going back to school as a freshman at Summit High School, taking an occasional ride on his mountain bike. He can’t play soccer yet, but he’s hoping to get in some snowboarding this winter.