Family recounts sea lion attack in Long Beach linked to toxic algae poisoning ... Phoebe Beltran, 15, suffered several surface-level puncture wounds from an aggressive sea lion’s bite.

A teenager was attacked by a sea lion in Long Beach while she was trying out to become a junior guard cadet. 15-year-old Phoebe Beltran has several cuts on her right arm and was hospitalized ...

A 15-year-old Long Beach girl is still recovering from a sea lion attack that happened while she was swimming over the weekend. Phoebe Beltran was finishing a 1,000-yard swim on Sunday at Alamitos ...

A teenage girl and junior lifeguard candidate was attacked and bitten in the arm by an aggressive sea lion during a tryout in Long Beach on Sunday, March 30.

It was at the ER that Sophie learned she had been attacked by a sea lion, their aggression likely a symptom of domoic acid poisoning from toxic algae, according to her doctor. “A sea lion isn’t ...