"Seal pulls 5-year-old from dock"

OMG This is so unreal... i have never heard of such a thing happening & i grew up aroundthe beaches wth he seals. This seal must have been awful hungry to do this to the little girl... how cute she is...i wonder if she'll remember this when she gets older???Lori

The link you gave says the article is a 404 Saundy.


Wow never heard of that happening before. I wonder if it did think she had some fish in her hand and jumped to get that and got her instead. Glad she is alright, other then the teeth marks.

Hi Saundyl, Never been near them actually, know any particular habit of theirs or read something like that. Experience thought me a general rule about animals that don't know me, don't provoke or bother them and it will not bother me. My first dog bite experience happened when I was seven. I pinched my sandwich and throw it to my aunt's chained dog, it fell off a bit short and when I reached for it and toss it, it bits me. Very few animals would know the difference especially young ones.

Hey saundyl~ This story really really is disturbing for a
number of reasons! The fact that the seal would come up to
the docks and pull a child in the water for one thing. The
second fact is that the father wasn't concerned because his
daughter had on a life jacket? So what, he still should have
stopped what he was doing immediately to make sure she was
alright, life jacket or not! And apparently she wasn't! Not
only was she traumatized, but the seal had bitten her while
dragging her into the water! How do you turn your back on
a five year old child near the water anyway? Not too smart
of the father! Luckily the child wasn't badly hurt!

That's a new one. I often heard about more dangerous sea creatures to do such thing, but seal? Maybe that creature mistaken her hand for something that look like its food (whatever that is) It's a good thing that she's alright. How did his dad assume she'll bounce to the surface? It's true she had a life jacket on but be more scared please, Mr Cunning! Something worse might had happen! If it were me, I probably freak out and run like a maniac to where she fell.

bizarre. saw some responders curious about why the father didn't respond immediately but i'd guess that family were used to being around, and in, the water. what the seal though the child was, or was holding, is anybody's guess though.