Costa Mesa, CA (October 21, 2013): Bethany Hamilton and Alana Blanchard teamed up with Rip Curl and Hanalei Surf to host their first ever Keiki Classic at Pine Trees, Hanalei Bay, on Saturday ...

Hamilton, whose story was documented in the 2011 feature film Soul Surfer, was surfing with Blanchard and her father on Halloween 2003 when a 14-foot tiger shark bit off her arm.

Alana Blanchard witnessed childhood friend Bethany Hamilton get bitten by a shark in 2003. YouTube/Bethany Hamilton “When something happens like that, it doesn’t seem real.

Aaron Lieber's documentary biopic tells the story of one-armed surf champ Bethany Hamilton. ... Hamilton was bitten while out paddling with lifelong best friend and future pro Alana Blanchard.

Surfers Alana Blanchard and Jack Freestone are riding quarantine life in style. ... One thing that's certain is Alana's longtime friend and fellow surfer Bethany Hamilton will be supporting. ...

Surfer Bethany Hamilton has faced it all — fierce competitions, devastating wipeouts and even the loss of her left arm in a shark attack at just 13 years old — yet continues to ride the waves ...

Pro surfer Bethany Hamilton begged for a medical miracle for her 3-year-old nephew, Andrew, after he was found unconscious in a bathtub. "He still has a heartbeat and has fight in him. We are wrecked.

Hamilton, whose story was documented in the 2011 feature film Soul Surfer, was surfing with Blanchard and her father on Halloween 2003 when a 14-foot tiger shark bit off her arm.