A surfer in California was terrorized by an aggressive sea lion that bit through his wetsuit, dragged him off his board and ...

Sea lions, dolphins and birds are sick and dying because of a toxic algae bloom in Southern California—and animal care ...

“Today, I endured the most harrowing and traumatic experience of my 20 years of surfing,” photographer and explorer Rj LaMendola captioned the post while recalling the attack. The Ventura ...

Marine experts say these attacks are not common, but are happening more often. That’s due to a toxic algae bloom that are ...

LaMendola called CIMWI about the incident. His experience off Oxnard Friday was the first aggressive sea lion reported to the ...

A longtime surfer and marine wildlife advocate was "left shaken" to his core after a relentless and horrifying encounter with ...

Two beachgoers have been bitten. RJ LaMendola, a 40-year-old photographer, was surfing north of Los Angeles last month when a sea lion charged at him and bit his backside through his wetsuit.

A rattled RJ LaMendola wound up in a hospital after being bitten in the left buttocks as he tried to fend off the relentless attack by the sea lion in the rare encounter off Oxnard. LaMendola was ...

In a Facebook post, Rj LaMendola described his experience riding the waves at Oxnard State Beach Park before encountering the 'deranged predator'. Out of nowhere, it erupted from the water ...

Explorer Rj LaMendola shared details of the terrifying encounter in a Facebook post.(@rjLaMendola) Photographer and explorer Rj LaMendola shared details of the terrifying encounter in a Facebook ...