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

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, ...

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 ...

A 15-year-old girl named Phoebe Beltran was attacked by a sea lion during a lifeguard tryout in Long Beach, Calif., authorities said.

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 ...

A 15-year-old Long Beach girl is still recovering from a sea lion attack that happened while she was swimming over the weekend.Phoebe Beltran was finishing a 1,000-yard swim on Sunday at Alamitos ...

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.” ...

Learn more about an algae bloom that’s causing sea lions to act erratically, leading to a few cases of aggression.

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 immediately screamed for help, which is when the animal — she later found out was a sea lion — let go of her arm. She was assisted back to the shore and a lifeguard boat ...

“But a sea lion?” Beltran told KTLA5 she was ... and somebody yelled, ‘Shark,’” Phoebe’s mother Bibi Beltran told KTLA5. “We all rushed to the water and when I realized it was ...