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Sea lion attacks teenage girl swimming in water off Southern California coast

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A 15-year-old girl was swimming in the water off Long Beach, California during tryouts for a junior lifeguard program when she was attacked by a sea lion, officials said.

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Vancouver Sun

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Fisheries Department monitoring toxic algae in B.C. waters as hundreds of dolphins, sea lions die in California

B.C. scientists will be keeping a close eye on a toxic algae this summer as hundreds of sea lions, seabirds and dolphins have been washing up sick or dead on beaches in Southern California.

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California: sea lion attack on teenager raises fears of toxic algae poisoning

Animals affected by domoic acid are known to exhibit erratic behavior and poisonings are becoming frequentA teenager was attacked by a sea lion in southern California, raising concerns that a recent increase in algae-induced poisonings among marine mammals could have elicited the erratic behavior.Phoebe Beltran initially feared it was a shark when she was bitten repeatedly during a 1000-yard swim test for the Junior Lifeguards cadet program in L…

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Sea lion attacks teenage girl swimming in water off Southern California coast

A 15-year-old girl was swimming in the water off Long Beach, California during tryouts for a junior lifeguard program when she was attacked by a sea lion, officials said.

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independent.co.uk

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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 front of a lifeguard tower

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latimes.com

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A sea lion bites a 15-year-old girl swimming in Long Beach. Experts blame toxic algae

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.

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