A 15-year-old girl, Phoebe Beltran, was attacked by a sea lion while completing a swim test in Long Beach. She felt a biting sensation on her arm, initially fearing it was a shark. Her mother witnessed the incident and noticed the sea lion among the other marine animals. After being rescued by lifeguards, Phoebe suffered puncture wounds but thankfully did not require stitches. Experts indicate that incidents like this are rising due to the effects of warming ocean temperatures and toxic algae, linked to climate change and pollution.
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.
Toxic algae events have been worsened with the warming of ocean temperatures caused by climate change and the acidification of the ocean due to nitrate runoff.
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