‘Little girl in purple, you can go now’: Lifeguard orders girl to leave California beach after she repeatedly threw sand and ROCKS at a sleeping sea lion as her mother watched
- A girl was forced to leave a beach after she was caught throwing rocks at a sleeping sea lion
- The incident occurred at La Jolla Cove in San Diego, California.
- Video shows the boy throwing various items at the resting animal before the lifeguard tells him to leave.
A girl was told to leave a San Diego-area beach after she was seen throwing sand and rocks at a resting sea lion in shocking video.
The little boy was caught trying to tease the animal near La Jolla Cove last week in a TikTok clip that has now racked up more than two million views.
After observing her trying to wake the sea lion multiple times in front of other bathers, including a woman believed to be her mother, the lifeguard clearly got fed up with the girl’s behavior and kicked her off the site.
“Girl in purple, you can go now, thank you,” the lifeguard is heard saying over the loudspeakers.
The beach was full of people watching the animal, all of whom were able to keep their distance and composure.
Commentators on the video clip applauded the lifeguard for calling the girl.
A girl was told to leave a San Diego-area beach after she was seen throwing sand and rocks at a resting sea lion.
Video shows the boy throwing items at the animal near La Jolla Cove last week.
The eight-second video was posted to the app on February 27 and immediately caught the attention of animal lovers everywhere.
“The girl had thrown rocks/sand about two more times prior to this announcement,” the video’s banner read.
Before the lifeguard uses the loudspeaker to literally send the girl into a rage, she appears to laugh and jump back after the animal shakes its head, clearly disturbed by her.
Surprisingly, the girl’s guardian is seen at the end of the video standing around doing nothing and not trying to stop her.
‘WHY ARE THE PARENTS STANDING HERE!?’ wrote a frustrated commenter.
“Thanks for the person on speakerphone,” said another.
“Lifeguard was like not today on my shift,” wrote another.
Others hoped that the video poster had taken additional video of the incident so they could see the girl having to leave after her actions.
‘Is there any more footage so I can see them leave with the girl in purple crying?’ joked one person.
The video was posted to the app on February 27 and immediately caught the attention of animal lovers everywhere.
The girl and her guardian look at the lifeguard after being told to leave the beach.
‘Is there any more footage so I can see them leave with the girl in purple crying?’ joked a person who said that she wanted to see the girl take away tears
Tourists visiting La Jolla beach get too close to take photos with the sea lion
This is La Jolla Cove in north San Diego, where the incident occurred last week.
According to Robyn Davidoff, president of the Sierra Club Seal Society, no one should be this close to an animal like that because wild animals can be unpredictable.
Sea lions and seals are very common in La Jolla Cove, where the video was filmed.
According to Robyn Davidoff, president of the Sierra Club Seal Society, no one should be this close to an animal like that because wild animals can be unpredictable.
They do not realize that they must keep their distance from them. They are wild animals. They’re a little used to us, but they’re still wild, and this time of year, when they’re talking about mating, thinking about mating, they get a little frisky; people have to get out of the way,” Davidoff said. SBC 8 San Diego.
The chair also said that if disturbed, animals can bite.
Lifeguards told the local outlet that they will not hesitate to make announcements calling people out and reminding them to back off if necessary.