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Sea Lion Bites Surfer Amid One of the Worst Outbreaks of Domoic Acid Poisoning That California Wildlife Rescuers Can Remember
It started as a normal surf session for RJ LaMendola. He was roughly 150 yards from the beach in Southern California, riding ...
'Feral, almost demonic' sea creature attacks surfer in California: What caused it?
A longtime surfer and marine wildlife advocate was "left shaken" to his core after a relentless and horrifying encounter with ...
‘Most traumatic’: Deranged sea lion, poisoned by toxic algae, launches terrifying attack on surfer
A California surfer was left injured and shaken after a violent sea lion attack, which experts believe was triggered by a ...
Oxnard surfer recounts confrontation with sea lion as cases of sickened animals on rise
LaMendola called CIMWI about the incident. His experience off Oxnard Friday was the first aggressive sea lion reported to the ...
California Surfer Hospitalized After Being Stalked By ‘Demonic’ Sea Lion Likely Poisoned By Toxic Algae
Sea lions aren't super high on the list of aquatic animals surfers usually need to worry about encountering in the water.
‘Demonic’ sea lion attacks surfer, sending him to hospital
A surfer in California was terrorized by an aggressive sea lion that bit through his wetsuit, dragged him off his board and ...
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‘Mind-warped’ sea lion charges surfer in terrifying attack: ‘I don’t know how to describe the fear’
He thought his fate was seal-ed. “Today, I endured the most harrowing and traumatic experience of my 20 years of surfing,” photographer and explorer Rj LaMendola captioned the post while ...
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‘Feral, almost demonic’ sea creature attacks surfer in California. What caused it?
A deranged sea creature that stalked and attacked a surfer in California was likely poisoned, officials say. Photo by Vladimir Kudinov via Unsplash A longtime surfer and marine wildlife advocate ...