'Special Forces' star Alana Blanchard opened up about her "PTSD" after witnessing Bethany Hamilton's shark attack at 12 years old.

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 ...

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.

Bethany was surfing with best friend Alana Blanchard, also 13, and Alana's father, Holt Blanchard, her family said. Holt Blanchard immediately applied a tourniquet to Hamilton's arm using a ...

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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.

She was a member of the “dawn patrol.” Every morning before sunrise, Bethany Hamilton, a 13-year-old and one of the country’s top female amateur surfers, would follow the pull of … ...

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. ...

Beginning to cry, Blanchard adds, “It was just a really traumatic experience for me.” Hamilton, whose story was documented in the 2011 feature film Soul Surfer, was surfing with Blanchard and ...