Sea Lion Bites Surfer Before Swimming Away
A sea lion that had been charging at people on the beach bit a man, then waddled into the water and swam away.
Josh Duncan had come within 5 feet of the sea lion Friday when it bit him, requiring the 27-year-old surfer to get stitches and a tetanus shot for the inch-long thigh wound, lifeguard Capt. Mike Cunningham said.
In recent weeks, as many as 70 sick and dying sea lions have been lumbering ashore in Southern California. Scientists believe they’re victims of domoic acid poisoning from the seasonal red tide algae bloom.
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