The woman was rescued by a retired paramedic who was swimming there. Jackie ward on the what the city is going to do with this recurring problem. Reporter this is the fourth incident involving a sea lion in a matter of months. The first time someone was gummed and now this is the third time someone has been bitten. Just before 7 a. M. , irene a wellknown swimmer at the south End Rowing Club was bitten by a sea lion. Its like meat hanging out on the side of her leg and stuff here and, um, but it was a pretty good bite. Reporter the carpenter is working on a nearby dock and saw irene getting pulled to shore. It was dark at that time in the morning. It got her and it was like she was in shock. Reporter alice was swimming nearby and heard irene call for help. She was one of the first swimmers to reach her and began guiding her to shore, about a quarter mile away. I said, do you want me to pull you in . She said no, no. I can swim by myself. I just cant kick. It looked like the sea lion had