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Driven mad by toxic chemicals released by algae flourishing in warming oceans, sea lions and other marine mammals are becoming aggressive.
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The 15-year-old was training to become a junior lifeguard in Long Beach at the time.
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Deranged Sea Lion Bites Surfer
Driven mad by toxic chemicals released by algae flourishing in warming oceans, sea lions and other marine mammals are becoming aggressive.
Sea Lion Charges At Surfer In Absolutely Terrifying Attack
Shutterstock Image Often times, when surfers are paddling out into the deep, blue ocean they have only two fears — sharks and riptides. If you are able to avoid those two things then you have had a successful day.
‘Mind-warped’ sea lion charges surfer in terrifying attack: ‘I don’t know how to describe the fear’
He thought his fate was seal-ed. It’s not just sharks that surfers have to watch out for these days. A California wave-shredder was “shaken” to his core after being mauled by a sea lion that was purportedly “warped” by toxic algae plaguing the coast,
15-year-old bitten by sea lion while training for junior lifeguard position
A California teen is recovering after she was attacked by a sea lion. The 15-year-old was training to become a junior lifeguard in Long Beach at the time. Phoebe Beltran said she received multiple injuries from the sea lion,
Airbnb guests find sick sea lion on balcony
Two Airbnb guests were surprised to find a sick sea lion on their balcony. The animal was another victim of the toxic algal bloom that has left marine life sick all along the California Coast
‘Please don’t kill me’: 15-year-old girl attacked by sea lion in Southern California
Phoebe Beltran was in the homestretch of her 1,000-yard swim when she suddenly felt an intense pain as the sea lion bit her right arm.
‘Demonic’ sea lion attacks surfer, sending him to hospital
A surfer in California was terrorized by an aggressive sea lion that bit through his wetsuit, dragged him off his board and continued stalking him.
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Sea Lion Bites Surfer Amid One of the Worst Outbreaks of Domoic Acid Poisoning That California Wildlife Rescuers Can Remember
Sea lions, dolphins and birds are sick and dying because of a toxic algae bloom in Southern California—and animal care organizations are overwhelmed by the scale
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Oxnard surfer recounts confrontation with sea lion as cases of sickened animals on rise
A marine mammal nonprofit has assessed more than 200 sea lions and 10 dolphins apparently sickened with domoic acid poisoning since Feb. 19 A routine surf session for RJ LaMendola Friday morning in Oxnard Shores turned into a harrowing ordeal between the ...
15-year-old girl attacked by sea lion in California speaks out
Phoebe Beltran, 15, has always been a "water baby," according to her mom, Bibi Beltran. She has always had a love for swimming, she told ABC News, which was why she decided to participate in a junior lifeguard cadet program in Long Beach, California, on March 30.
The likely reason sea lions are attacking humans in rare acts of aggression
Marine experts say these attacks are not common, but are happening more often. That’s due to a toxic algae bloom that are poisoning marine mammals, making them become aggressive and violent as they travel to shallow water and get closer to humans.
‘I was so scared’: Sea lion bites girl repeatedly during Junior Lifeguards tryout in Long Beach
A 15-year-old girl was attacked during her swim test in Long Beach by a sea lion sickened by a recent toxic algae bloom, according to the girl's family.
‘Most traumatic’: Deranged sea lion, poisoned by toxic algae, launches terrifying attack on surfer
A California surfer was left injured and shaken after a violent sea lion attack, which experts believe was triggered by a toxic algae bloom.
Southern California teen cut, scratched in sea lion attack during junior lifeguard trial
Phoebe Beltran sustained several cuts on her right arm and had to be hospitalized after she was attacked by a sea lion in Long Beach.
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