California surfer Rj LaMendola was "shaken" to his core after being mauled by a sea lion that was purportedly "warped" by toxic algae plaguing the coast.

Surfer Rj LaMendola said he was attacked a feral sea lion on March 21 in California. He later learned the animal had been affected by domoic acid, an algae-produced toxin ...

A routine surf session in Southern California turned into a harrowing ordeal between surfer RJ LaMendola and a sea lion that chased him down and bit him. "It had this look in its eye that it didn ...

RJ LaMendola gives the hang loose sign after being treated for a bite from a sea lion Friday, March 21, 2025, in the emergency room of St. John's Regional Medical Center in Oxnard.

But something completely unexpected attacked RJ LaMendola when he was surfing off Oxnard, California. Around 140 meters from shore, a sea lion chased him down and bit him.

Surfer RJ Lamendola was mauled by a sea lion that looked “demonic.” facebook/rjlamendola 4 Phoebe Beltran, 15, was bitten by a sea lion while training to become a life gaurd.

The sea lion “erupted from the water, hurtling toward” RJ LaMendola at top speed – its “expression was feral, almost demonic, devoid of the curiosity or playfulness I’d always associated ...

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 surfer, RJ LaMendola, in Oxnard recounted an attack late March after a sea lion bit him and sent him to the hospital. In updates on social media, ...

The sea lion “erupted from the water, hurtling toward” RJ LaMendola at top speed – its “expression was feral, almost demonic, devoid of the curiosity or playfulness I’d always associated ...

The sea lion “erupted from the water, hurtling toward” RJ LaMendola at top speed – its “expression was feral, almost demonic, devoid of the curiosity or playfulness I’d always associated ...