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 participate in a junior lifeguard cadet program in Long Beach, California, on March 30.

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

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.”

A sea lion in Southern California attacked a teenager while she was trying out to become a junior lifeguard cadet. KNBC's Hetty Chang reports.

The Marine Mammal Care Center has been working to save sick sea lions in Southern California, including one on the shore of a beach. Despite the swift response time from authorities, the survival rate for the California sea lion is roughly 50%,

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. Phoebe Beltran said she received multiple injuries from the sea lion,

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.”

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 Beach Lifeguard cadet program.

A teenage girl and junior lifeguard candidate was attacked and bitten in the arm by an aggressive sea lion during a tryout in Long Beach on Sunday, March 30. The attack occurred around noon in the area of Ocean Boulevard and Cherry Avenue,