CANBERRA, Australia — A 13-year-old girl said Tuesday she used kicks and punches to fend off a sea lion that attacked her as she was riding a surfboard that was being towed by a boat. Sea lions rarely attack humans, say marine scientists A teenage girl has been attacked by a sea lion while surfing behind a speedboat off Australia's west coast. Monster sea lion mauls 13-year-old girl A THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD girl is lucky to be alive after being savaged by a huge sea lion off the small port town of Lancelin, in Western Australia. Ella Murphy, 13, suffered cuts to her throat, a broken jaw and lost three teeth when the mammal leapt out of the sea and mauled her. A YOUNG woman was left with a £2,000 medical bill after she was bitten by an angry SEA LION.