A California teacher visiting Hawaii went out for a morning swim that took a turn for the worse when a nursing Monk seal named Rocky went into attack mode to defend her new pup.
It was rough to watch. At one point, Rocky’s mouth got a hold of her head, and she was trying to splash and get away. I could tell she was stunned," witness Rosa Timberlake told KITV.
Aerial footage provided by the victim's husband to state investigators shows the swimmer attacked by a Hawaiian Monk seal. The couple has been in Hawaii for three weeks and said they were aware of the birth of the seal pup and read all the safe viewing signs and abide by them. "While monk seals are generally not aggressive, mother seals can be very protective of their pups and have inflicted serious wounds on nearby swimmers," the statement said."We urge people to consider using alternate areas for water activities when mothers with pups are in the area."
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