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. Have s not i was a quarter mile from shore, so there was nothing i could do. Reporter the sea lion
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 do. Reporter the sea lion bit his upper right arm. It started bleeding profusely. I was relatively calm because i wasnt dead. Reporter he flagged down a nearby sail boat that raced him to shore. The boat saved his life. If it hadnt been there, who knows what would have happened. Reporter this doctor says because sea lion attacks are so rare its hard to pinpoint a reason for the aggression. Sometimes animals can be sick or injured. They may be showing a behavior or protecting an ar
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
It will feel colder than the low to mid50s because it will be breezy this afternoon. Here is sue with a look at our morning commute. Back to the bay bridge toll plaza. Reports of an accident. First they said fast track lanes and now lane number four. Apparently they have found the accident, a couple cars are stuck together, not moving. It is out of our picture shot but it is near the metering lights so you can tell they are on but it is just crawling to get through the toll plaza. The booth number 14 is out of commission as of a couple weeks now due to an earlier accident. Westbound 580 near airway cleared off to the righthand shoulder. A couple problems near lone tree way. An overturned partially blocking the left lane and near mcewen also blocking the left lane. Well look at some of your drive times. Hi, everyone. Right now we are tracking breaking news out of the south bay. A Large Police Presence in a los gatos neighborhood. Brandnew information within the last ten minutes or so an
International airport were targeted by lasers. The strikes were reported between 8 pm10 pm in the area of 90th avenue and interstate 880. Officials are working with the Alameda County sheriffs department. Law enforcement is on the case. We understand there will be a helicopter flying over oakland the season this evening. They are pursuing potential perpetrators. But mac that. Can turn into light 6 to 8 feet wide. This video and audio from chp pilot jim andrews five years ago gives us a birds eye view. Reporter i think people on the ground dont understand how critical it is. But mac officers find themselves in the line of fire. A chp officer responding to a sideshow head lasers pointed from the ground as they flew over 42nd avenue and interstate 880. Officers with the air support division say this is not unusual for San Francisco oakland and san jose airports to have strikes on aircraft coming in to land. The frequency is escalating. 10 days ago our very own skye fox chopper was targete