This is abc7 news. I was relatively calm because i wasnt dead. The man bittan by a sea lion while swimming this afternoon near Fishermans Wharf tells abc7 news about his terrifying encounter. Good evening im kristen sze. Im dan ashley. The swimmer was rushed to the hospital this afternoon after getting bitten near aquatic park. Tonight Christian Einfeldt talked with abc 7 News Reporter Tiffany Wilson in between surgeries at sf general. Tiffany has more. Reporter Christian Einfeldt told me the sea lion that attacked him was absolutely massive. And he was powerless. Tonight he told me he is so grateful to all of the First Responders who helped him. And he hopes to head home from the hospital tomorrow. Christian einfeldt spoke to us from his hospital room tonight. Im in almost no pain. Reporter he thinks the sea lion trailed him as he swam to the mouth of aquatic park. I did feel threatened. I did have warning but there was not i was a quarter mile from shore, so there was nothing i could
Francisco General Hospital and is in serious condition from that bite. The soft waves at aquatic park lured swimmers into the waters of the San Francisco bay where exercise comes with the chilly lap of Mother Nature and her inhabitants, including the sea lions who call this pier 39 home. It was a few years back. But just somebodys toes nibble on the outside, nothing to fear. Reporter this afternoon, around 2 00 p. M. , a swimmer was outside the cove entrance when a sea lion began pursuing him. He originally said the sea lion was coming at him and he felt threatened. Thats when he started splashing water and yelled at him to get away. Reporter but the sea lion persisted and attacked. He yelled at it and then the sea lion came up and bit him on the arm. He used his Arapahoe County to push it away. It went away and he never saw it again. Reporter that swimmer, a man in his 50s, bloodied and injured made his way to the cove. A sailboat headed back to saucily doe. It turns out sausalito. It
Man is going to be okay. He will have quite a story to tell. He was swimming at aquatic park this afternoon when the sea lion approached him and took a bite out of his arm. New details from deborah mack she is live sf cisco General Hospital with details. Reporter the 56yearold man is spending the night here. He is in good condition. Police say lucky. Considering he was alone in the water. They look like big dog bites. They look painful. Reporter swimmers heard what happened but returned to the water anyway. A daily ritual for many. As for the sea lions. You want to stay away from them. Reporter they are known to be territorial. Sometimes aggressive. Toward each other lounging on the docks and in the water. As one was sharing space with a swimmer thursday afternoon. Had the boat not seen him this couldve been a different story. Reporter the man was swimming just outside the mouth of aquatic cold when the sea lion charged him he tried to fended off. He splashed water at it. When it didnt
Right now the body of mayor ed lee lies in state underneath the american flag. Mr. San francisco himself willie brown just arrived. It is not just those people we know in the spotlight. Many other residents even some who never even had the chance to speak with the mayor. The mayor adopted San Francisco as his own after spending his childhood in seattle. He grew up in Public Housing the son of chinese immigrants. He said he was drawn to San Francisco for its diversity and tolerance. You can see that in all of the people that are attending the viewing. I believe on this picture at the far lefthand side in that beautiful bright red trenchcoat is former mayor willie brown. He is one of the many who are going to be saying and paying their respects. We were talking earlier when we saw the procession going to the streets of San Francisco and coming down mcallister taking a left on polk street and pulling up to the mayors parking spot. And then, the honor guard was out saluting the flag draped
How he was put into the position and he said i dont want to be the mayor and then remember his campaign. A swell up of support for the mayor to run for the highest office in San Francisco. Here the city turns out to mourn the loss of a leader who first came to the office in 2011 and left us suddenly in the Early Morning hours this past tuesday. I have to tell you, this is surreal to me to hear us talking about someone who we knew, ed lee and to say this is his casket being carried into city hall. It happened so suddenly but we are watching this live. His body will lie in state in the rotunda of San Francisco city hall. In the course of our work, we have had many opportunities to meet with the mayor to interview him and to say hello. I am astounded by how many people i have talked with over the past couple of days and i am in the east bay. They will say i have met the mayor when i was working here or we were doing this and we had a chance to meet him. The reach goes well beyond San Fran