After some beach closures and tense hours over hundreds of black balls washing up on Australian sea shores, the mystery appears to have been solved. Earlier reported to be the result of a possible oil spill in the ocean or even speculated as dinosaur eggs, the black objects have now been identified as tar balls, reports said on Wednesday (Oct 16).

Australia solves mystery of black balls washing up after two Sydney beaches closed. Here is what they are

A video of beachgoers at La Jolla Cove beach in San Diego, California is going viral on social media. The footage shows wild sea lions leaving the beach waters and charging towards the shore as tourists run to seek a safe spot away from the animals.

WATCH | Beachgoers run in all directions as aggressive sea lions come charging

Beachgoers onshore raised the alarm to the lifeguards who then alerted the drone pilot, and the aerial lifesaver was deployed in moments

In world first, drone rescues 2 swimmers off Australian beach

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