Dane Blair was spending the holiday at the beach with his family when the sea lion made eye contact and quickly dipped below the surface. “Next thing I know it takes a big bite here, on my leg,” th…
A 14-year-old boy was bitten twice by a sea lion that may have been sickened by a local toxic algae bloom while he was swimming in Del Mar, California on July 4.
After the attack, the sea lion remained in the surf as waves slapped against him. Lifeguards, noticing something was off with the animal, phoned Sea World who captured the animal and are trying to nurse it back to health.His father noted, “It clearly wasn’t doing well.” The seal appeared sickly and may have been suffering the effects of a toxic algae bloom off San Diego.NBC Sandiego
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