Public safety officials have been warning beachgoers to stay away from animals found stranded on the beach because they can ...

An aggressive sea lion chased surfers out of the water in Newport Beach, the latest in a string of incidents spooking beachgoers across Southern California. (Screengrab courtesy of DingoSaidSo ...

Phoebe Beltran, 15, has always been a "water baby," according to her mom, Bibi Beltran. She has always had a love for ...

"I don't know how to describe the fear that gripped me in that moment." Surfer fights for survival after vicious sea lion ...

chasing the humans out of the water, darting toward them. The encounter occurred on April 15 at the Wedge, a popular surf spot on the east end of the Balboa Peninsula. The sea lion “spooked all ...

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 ...

The toxicity of this particular bloom seems to be a lot higher, ” said a marine biologist. “Animals are in worse shape than they have been in the past.” ...

Fifteen-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 ...