Phoebe Beltran, 15, was attacked an aggressive sea lion during a test swim for life guard cadets in Long Beach on March 30, 2025. (Bibi Beltran) ...

LOS ANGELES — 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 ...

Phoebe Beltran sustained several cuts on her right arm and had to be hospitalized after she was attacked by the marine animal Sunday in Long Beach, about 24 miles south of Los Angeles, NBC Los ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. (KCAL/KCBS) – A California teen is recovering after she was attacked by a sea lion. The 15-year-old was training to become a junior lifeguard in Long Beach at the time. Phoebe ...

Phoebe Beltran said she did not do "anything that provoked" the sea lion and she would not have swum next to it if she had seen the animal. "It came out of nowhere, I was surprised by it and so ...

Phoebe Beltran, 15, was attacked an aggressive sea lion during a test swim for life guard cadets in Long ... A sea lion seen on a Southern California beach in this undated file photo.

Phoebe Beltran said doctors and nurses at the hospital couldn’t believe it either. She said their theory is that the toxic algae outbreak poisoned the sea lion responsible for the attack.

(Annie Otzen/Getty Images)(LOS ANGELES) -- 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, w ...

Phoebe Beltran, 15, was attacked an aggressive sea lion during a test swim for life guard cadets in Long Beach on March 30, 2025. (Bibi Beltran) ...

LOS ANGELES — 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 ...

Phoebe Beltran said doctors and nurses at the hospital couldn’t believe it either. She said their theory is that the toxic algae outbreak poisoned the sea lion responsible for the attack.

Phoebe Beltran, 15, was attacked an aggressive sea lion during a test swim for life guard cadets in Long ... A sea lion seen on a Southern California beach in this undated file photo.