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Dane Blair, 14, was swimming at a beach in Del Mar, a city north of San Diego on July 4 when the animal made eye contact with him, dove underwater then took a bite of his knee.
The mammal was desperately trying to beach itself on the rocks of the Shell Key Preserve outside of St. Petersburg, Florida, so it wouldn't drown after being caught in a red tide.
Ocean rescue crews are overwhelmed as dozens of dolphins and sea lions are washing up on Southern California shores daily, sick from 'Red Tide,' a naturally occurring neurotoxin.