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15-year-old girl attacked by sea lion in Southern California

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“Out of nowhere, I feel something biting my arm,” Beltran said, per KTLA5. “I saw a shadow of it, and all I’m thinking is, ‘Please, don’t be a shark. Please, don’t take off my arm and please, don’t k...
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“I feel the bite, and just this pressure biting onto my arm,” she told TODAY in a segment that aired April 3.
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“A sea lion isn’t naturally aggressive,” said marine biologist Dave Baver, from the Marine Mammal Care Center. “They’re not in their right minds. It’s 100% caused by the domoic acid toxicosis that it...
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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.
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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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15-year-old bitten by sea lion while training for junior lifeguard position
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A sea lion attacked a teenager in the ocean off of Long Beach. The victim was in the middle of a swimming test for the Long Beach Lifeguard cadet program.
California teen bitten by sea lion during junior lifeguard tryouts
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. The attack occurred around noon in the area of Ocean Boulevard and Cherry Avenue,
'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.
Teenage girl bitten by sea lion during junior lifeguard tryouts in Long Beach
The attack occurred in the area of Ocean Boulevard and Cherry Avenue, in front of the Long Beach Lifeguard Headquarters on 2100 East Ocean Boulevard.
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California teenager recovering after sea lion attack while swimming
A 15-year-old Long Beach girl is still recovering from a sea lion attack that happened while she was swimming over the weekend.
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‘Please don't kill me.' 15-year-old girl attacked by sea lion in Long Beach
15-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 was well enough to return to school, she said the attack has left her shaken up.
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