A California woman was wounded while swimming in Hawaii on Sunday by an endangered monk seal who was protecting her pup, officials said.
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The 60-year-old elementary school teacher received lacerations to her face, back, and an arm, the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural ResourcesThe attack occurred at 8:30 a.m. on Oahu about 150-feet off Kaimana Beach where the department said two seals have been caring for their new offspring.taken by the woman's husband and shared by the department shows the animal aggressively attacking the woman as she screams. The video also shows that the seal was with her pup.
The incident occurred before lifeguards were on duty and 10 swimmers including the woman were in the water when the seal attacked, officials said. The woman's husband told the department that people on the beach were screaming at swimmers to get out of the water but she had a swim cap on and her head was in the water so she didn't hear. She eventually heard people screaming and started swimming away from the seals, he said, but it was too late.
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