Loulou Taylor

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Who is Loulou Taylor, the actress who was attacked by the Clifton ... (Citizen)

American actress Loulou Taylor was one of the unfortunate victims who was attacked by a seal while swimming at Clifton beach on Wednesday.

“Any predator that is surrounded and harassed like the seal was would have reacted the same way, but of course the video doesn’t show the part where the seal is being stressed by a crowd of people surrounding it. The centre’s marketing director Dune Spence-Ross told the publication that the now viral video of the seal attack doesn’t show that part of the video. I was attacked by a seal in the water and bitten 6 times, requiring an ER visit and strong antibiotics. I’m on the mend. Thank you those who helped me in and out of the water.” A young boy was attacked first before the seal swam towards Taylor and started attacking her.

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WATCH | City issues warning after seal snaps at boy and bites ... (News24)

Video footage of the seal attacking beachgoers at the popular Cape Town beach was shared widely across social media on Wednesday.

"Any predator that is surrounded and harassed like the seal was would have reacted the same way, but of course the video doesn't show the part where the seal is being stressed by a crowd of people surrounding it. Taylor shared on her Instagram account that she was bitten six times and had to go to the ER. Seals are wild animals and predators, nonetheless," Dune Spence-Ross, the centre's marketing director, told News24. it was only a yearling approximately 12 months old, weighing no more than 10kg by the looks of it. The City said it was "aware of a video of a seal at Clifton Fourth Beach". The City of Cape Town has urged beachgoers to steer clear of marine wildlife after a seal was caught on camera attacking swimmers at Clifton Fourth Beach.

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WATCH: They have big teeth, says American actress bitten six times ... (Independent Online)

An American actress who was bitten six times by a seal at a Cape Town beach said she was on the mend.

The pup is seen in the shallow water and seconds later, dashes towards a youngster. In her Instagram stories Taylor said: “Be careful swimming at Clifton, I was attacked by a seal in the water and bitten six times, requiring an ER visit and strong antibiotics. Thank you to those who helped me in and out of the water.”

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Raised by Wolves star sent to hospital after being bitten six times by ... (The Independent)

The actor, who played Cassia in the HBO Max sci-fi drama series, was in the water at Clifton Beach in Cape Town, South Africa, when the marine mammal came ...

“Thank you to the artist and another thank you to the men who rescued me. Thank you [to] those who helped me in and out of the water.” “I was attacked by a seal in the water and bitten six times, requiring an ER visit and strong antibiotics.

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American HBO actress gets mauled by an angry seal pup while ... (Daily Mail)

A star of HBO's Raised by Wolves was bitten six times by an angry seal pup as she swam along the coast of South Africa - forcing her to make a trip to the ...

A day later on Wednesday she posted photos of two fingers in bandages and indicated that she was recovering. I was attacked by a seal in the water and bitten 6 times requiring an ER visit and strong antibiotics. After the attack she posted photos of a bloody finger with a visible gash. I’m on the mend,' she wrote. Once the boy breaks free a lifeguard on the beach blew their whistle and instructed swimmers to get out of the water. Moments later, Taylor was also attacked and started struggling with the disgruntled seal.

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Actress bitten 6 times in 'Jaws-style' seal attack as horrified ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Loulou Taylor was one of the victims of a seal attack in Cape Town, South Africa. She took to Instagram to show her bandaged fingers after she got into ...

The seal pup is seen entering the water before making a beeline for the boy. “We were then asked to stand down by the COCT and not remove the animal in front of people after the incident, as it might be upsetting. Several people rushed to help her, before a man grabbed the animal and threw it back into the sea once everyone was out of the water. It could be seen entering the water before making a beeline for the youngster. The seal was first spotted in the shallows before it latched onto a young boy. The Raised by Wolves actress was bitten by the animal as she swam in the sea at Clifton beach in Cape Town,

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Actress bitten 6 times by seal in front of horrified onlookers: 'I was ... (New York Post)

She inadvertently starred in her first animal horror movie. An actress from “Raised By Wolves” had to be hospitalized after getting mauled by an angry seal ...

it was only a yearling approximately 12 months old, weighing no more than 10kg by the looks of it,” she added. She is finally dragged to safety while a man grabs the seal by the tail and tosses it back into the drink after everyone’s out. “Yesterday, the beachgoers were lucky… Two people were treated for bite wounds following the savage attack. The clip posted on social media starts off innocently enough with the Cape fur seal pup waddling into the water. The sea-rial mauler swims out to deeper water where, Taylor is treading water, and begins savaging her as she screams in terror.

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American Actress's Response to Frightening Seal Incident in Cape ... (SAPeople News)

American actress Loulou Taylor has responded with humour to the frightening incident she experienced yesterday at Clifton 4th Beach when a seal pup attacked her ...

I was attacked by a seal in the water and bitten 6 times, requiring an ER visit and strong antibiotics. We need to ask this for the sake of safe beaches and for the sake of ecology in our oceans….” [victim of one of the seal attacks](https://www.sapeople.com/2022/10/18/victims-of-seal-attacks-in-fish-hoek-alert-others-and-reveal-human-inflicted-wounds-hurt-more/) in October told SAPeople “apparently there have been more seal attacks in the last six months than in 20 years. Thank you to the artist and another thank you to the men who rescued me. Thank you those who helped me in and out of the water.” Apparently before the seal entered the water, there had been a crowd gathered around it, which could have increased its anxiety levels.

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