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, a hopeful cadet for the Long Beach Fire Department Junior Lifeguard Program, was taking a swimming test as part of her training on Monday when “out of nowhere, I feel something biting ...

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 sustained several cuts on her right arm and had to be hospitalized after she was attacked by the marine animal Sunday in Long Beach, about 24 miles south of Los Angeles, NBC Los Angeles ...

authorities said. According to ABC affiliate WPVI-TV and NBC affiliate KTLA-TV, Phoebe Beltran was nearly done with the swimming portion of her tryout on Sunday, March 30 when she felt something ...

A 15-year-old Long Beach girl is recovering after a terrifying and unexpected ocean encounter with a sea lion that attacked her over the weekend.   The March 30 incident unfolded in front of a ...

A sea lion attacked a teenage girl during a junior lifeguard tryout off the California coast over the weekend. The incident, which left 15-year-old Phoebe Beltran with bite wounds and bruises on her ...

The cause is less demonic and more likely domoic acid toxicosis caused by toxic algal bloom, often referred to as red tide, ...

The incident happened Sunday, March 30 in front of a lifeguard tower on what was supposed to be a big day for Phoebe Beltran ...

Phoebe Beltran was finishing a 1,000-yard swim on Sunday at Alamitos Beach when she felt a sudden pain in her arm, and a shadow beneath her. "I assume it's a shark, obviously. Worst thing that can ...

Phoebe Beltran was swimming about 25 feet off the coast of Long Beach in California on March 30 when the incident occurred Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working ...