Bethany Hamilton’s 2003 shark attack rocked the world of competitive surfing — and the lives of the people who witnessed it. Hamilton’s friend and fellow pro surfer Alana Blanchard was 12 ...

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

Blanchard has overcome numerous obstacles throughout her life, from being with her famed friend, Bethany Hamilton, when she endured her life-changing shark attack, to dominating in surfing ...

Considering that Blanchard was on hand when her childhood friend Bethany Hamilton famously lost her arm in a shark attack at Tunnels on Kauai, has spent a lifetime charging in Hawaiian power, and ...

How did Bethany survive the shark attack? Following the attack, Hamilton displayed remarkable calmness while her friend Alana Blanchard and her family quickly assisted in paddling her back to shore.

Bethany was surfing with best friend Alana Blanchard, also 13, and Alana's father, Holt Blanchard, her family said.