13-year-old Megan Pagnini from Paso Robles (CA) were knee-deep in the water at Pismo beach, when out of nowhere a sea lion and bit her.
«She didn’t,’ said captain Todd Tognazzini from the Department of fish and wildlife California. — A friend photographed her in the surf zone. It was completely unexpected».
According Tognazzini, the attack occurred on Friday, June 14, in the evening to the North from the pier at Pismo beach.
In a photograph taken by friend Megan, we can consider a sea lion attacking it from the water.
Megan Pagnini before she was attacked by a sea lion
«I felt something on my leg, I looked down and got scared. I didn’t know what it was. All I knew was that something was attacking me,» admitted the girl.
Megan was taken to the hospital where she was prescribed antibiotics to combat the bacteria that could spread from infected sea lion.
Although this case was «abnormal», given that sea lion is not provoked, it serves as a reminder to always be cautious with wildlife, according to the Department.
According to Tognazzini, the staff found the sea lion. The animal had signs of poisoning by acid house. This can occur when animals eat too many small fish that ate algae that item (its concentration increases algal blooms). The departure symptoms include disorientation, brain damage, convulsions and death.
The marine mammal center (TMMC) took the sea lion to treat. According to TMMC, the animal was taken to the Sausalito hospital.
