Phoebe Beltran sustained several cuts on her right arm and had to be hospitalized after she was attacked by a sea lion in ...

The attack occurred in the area of Ocean Boulevard and Cherry Avenue, in front of the Long Beach Lifeguard Headquarters on ...

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 immediately screamed for help, which is when the animal -- she later found out was a sea lion -- let go of her ...

A sea lion attacked a teenager in the ocean off of Long Beach. The victim was in the middle of a swimming test for the Long ...

A California teen is recovering after she was attacked by a sea lion. The 15-year-old was training to become a junior ...

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 ...

Phoebe Beltran, a hopeful cadet for the Long Beach Fire Department Junior Lifeguard Program, was taking a swimming test as ...

It bit her in the arm and swam off as lifeguards rushed to help her, according to the Long Beach Fire Department.

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.

A 15-year-old was hospitalized with several cuts and scratches after she was attacked by a sea lion in Southern California during her junior lifeguard cadet trial, local media outlets reported.