However, that's exactly what happened in Long Beach earlier this month. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Phoebe Beltran, a 15-year-old junior lifeguard candidate, was participating in tryouts ...

LaMendola wasn’t the only person recently attacked by a sick sea lion. Swimmer Phoebe Beltran, 15, of Long Beach, said a sea lion injured her right arm on March 30, CNN affiliate KCAL reported.

Nine days later, Phoebe Beltran, 15, was doing swim test in Long Beach to become a lifeguard when a sea lion repeatedly sunk its teeth into her right arm. “I was just so scared, so shocked ...

Swimmer Phoebe Beltran, 15, of Long Beach, said a sea lion injured her right arm on March 30, CNN affiliate KCAL reported. “I was just so scared, so shocked, but I still felt the immense pain on ...

Sea lions ingest smaller creatures such as anchovies and sardines who eat the poison algae, which has bloomed seasonally in ...

A similar incident occurred when a 15-year-old was in the water taking a swim test to be a lifeguard. The sea lion approached Phoebe Beltran while she was in the water and repeatedly bit her in the ...

A toxic algae bloom in southern California has sickened dozens of animals, causing them to have seizures and act erratically.