Blanchard and her father saved Hamilton’s life when a shark bit off her arm while they were surfing more than 20 years ago.

Here are 10 things to know about Bethany Hamilton, keynote speaker at the 2025 March for Life: 1) She was born into a surfing ...

She took his place in the operating room with the same surgeon. Bethany and her family were depicted in the 2011 film Soul ...

Hamilton’s friend and fellow pro surfer Alana Blanchard was 12 when the attack occurred near Tunnels Beach in Kauai, Hawaii.

13-year-old Bethany Hamilton is a champion surfer who was born to be in the water. But after a fun night out night-surfing and what should be a fun day in the water, she is attacked by a shark and ...