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Capitola woman says she was attacked by a sea lion

Heather Gray was treated for bites and shots after the animal knocked her off her board and chased her toward shore, officials said.

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A Capitola woman says she fought off a sea lion that attacked her on Tuesday.

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A woman from Capitola recounts how she managed to defend herself from a sea lion who attacked her on Tuesday. The incident occurred around 8:00 a.m., between Capitola pier and Privates Beach near Pleasure Point. A video captured by a live broadcast camera from the Surfline website shows the moment Heather Gray was shot down into the water. "I thought, 'What's going on?', it looked like a horror movie," Gray said. "The most unusual thing was that…

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NBC Bay Area broke the news in San Jose, United States on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
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