The toxicity of this particular bloom seems to be a lot higher, ” said a marine biologist. “Animals are in worse shape than they have been in the past.” ...

Public safety officials have been warning beachgoers to stay away from animals found stranded on the beach because they can ...

Teen girl attacked by sea lion in Long Beach thought she was encountering a shark - Phoebe Beltran was due to take a swim test for Long Beach’s cadet lifeguard programme when the attack happened in fr ...

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, ...

A 15-year-old Long Beach girl is recovering from a sea lion attack that happened while she was swimming over the weekend at Alamitos Beach.

Fifteen-year-old Phoebe Beltran has several cuts on her right arm and was hospitalized following the confrontation with the animal on Sunday. Although she has since been released from the hospital and ...

Phoebe Beltran, 15, has always been a "water baby," according to her mom, Bibi Beltran. She has always had a love for ...

A 15-year-old girl named Phoebe Beltran was attacked by a sea lion during a lifeguard tryout in Long Beach, Calif., ...

How long can all of these ... Last summer, a pair of sea lions were caught on video charging at beachgoers further south at San Diego County's La Jolla beach. That incident came during the ...

Some surfers in Newport Beach had to cut and run after they were chased by a sea lion that may have been suffering from the ...

I didn’t know what to expect,” said the Long Beach mother. Phoebe suffered several surface-level puncture wounds from — not a shark — but an aggressive sea lion’s bite. The teenager said ...