Soul Surfer: The Attack

Right after the shark attack, Bethany did not even scream. Many times people ask her if she was terrified or scared she would be eaten but she think she was in denial or shock. The first thing she did was swim towards the beach and that's all she could think about. She never saw the shark coming towards her of after he bit her. She is thankful she did not see him and is not sure if she could ever go back in an ocean if she had.

They had been surfing only about 30 minutes on that halloween morning, when they attack happened. She did not notice the shark coming up on the other side of her body until she felt a pressure and tug at her left arm. Surprisingly, it did not cause her much pain and was over in a few seconds. She remembers the water around her turning red and then saw her arm had been bitten off. The first thing she did was yell that she had just got attacked by a shark. She stayed pretty calm which is very unusual. Her mind was set on one thing and that was to get to the beach, so she started paddling as fast as she could. Byron and Holt, Alana's dad and brother, got to her in a flash and rushed her to the beach. While they were trying not to freak out to keep Bethany calm, Holt took of his shirt and made a tourniquet for her arm. Byron called 911 and Holt tried to keep her from passing out. Although Bethany was very scared, she stayed calm and prayed to God that everything was going to be okay.