A mother Hawaiian monk seal protecting her pup attacked a swimmer in Waikiki as officials warn they 'can be dangerous.'
The Hawaiian monk seal is listed as one of the most endangered seal species in the world, according to NOAA.A woman was injured while swimming in Hawaii after she was attacked by an endangered Hawaiian monk seal officials say was protecting her newborn pup.
The incident happened Sunday morning at Kaimana Beach in Waikiki on the island of O'ahu. The woman, who was not identified, appeared to swim about 20 feet into the water when the monk seal appeared. The seal charged the woman as onlookers repeatedly yelled"get out." A kayaker came by and rescued the woman, and two onlookers carried her to the beach to receive medical care.
"If it wasn’t for the kayak guy paddling over to save her, she would have got like chomped," witness Curt Otsuka
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