Girl, 9, Left 'Screaming in Pain' After Sea Lion Attack While Learning to Surf

Experts weigh in after girl attacked by sea lion in Monterey Co.: 'We're swimming in their backyard'

Sea lions are cute, but what should you do if you encounter one in the water? Experts weigh in after a 9-year-old girl was bitten by a sea lion while surfing off Central California coast.

Sea lion bites young surfer in Monterey County: 'It was pain, and then I was screaming'

A girl attending surf camp at Asilomar State Beach was bitten on the leg by a sea lion. Her surf instructor said it was a very rare attack.

Girl, 9, left 'screaming in pain' after sea lion attack while learning to surf

Corale Olsen was in 'pain' and was 'screaming' when the angry sea lion bit her while she was in the sea off Asilomar State Beach, Monterey County, in California

Girl, 9, attacked and 'dragged under water' by sea lion while learning to surf - The Mirror

Corale Olsen, aged nine, has told how she was "screaming" after being bitten by an angry sea lion while at a surfing camp at Asilomar State Beach, Monterey County, in California

Sea lion bites 9-year-old girl while she was surfing near Monterey

The three Olsen siblings have spent their whole lives in the ocean. Corale said she’s not letting this attack stop her from getting back in the water. “If something happens, that doesn’t mean that you stop doing what you love,” said Corale.