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Crazed river otter nearly drowns child after dragging them underwater at marina
By Olivia Land,
3 hours ago
A young Washington state child narrowly survived being dragged underwater by a crazed river otter — which also attacked the kid’s horrified mom during a morning walk.
“We are grateful the victim only sustained minor injuries, due to the mother’s quick actions and child’s resiliency,” said WDFW Sergeant, Ken Balazs.
“We would also like to thank the Port of Bremerton for their quick coordination and communication to their marina tenants.”
After the incident, officers with the WDFW contacted the US Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services to trap and lethally remove river otters from the marina.
One otter was trapped at the scene, and will be tested for rabies at the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab.
Last year, a woman in Montana had to be airlifted to the hospital after she was also set upon by the territorial creatures during a kayaking trip.
The victim, Jen Royce, had half of her ear chewed off by the “vicious and relentless” otter that targeted her and her friends on the Jefferson River near Bozeman.
“The water was definitely where they excelled in their attack and we were helpless. I tried to kick it away but I would just get attacked somewhere else,” she wrote on social media of the ordeal.
“God’s honest truth, I did not think I was going to make it out of that river. I had no clue if my friends were going to make it out. But by the grace of God we did.”
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