Minneapolis girl attacked, chased by otter in Wisconsin lake

Pioneer Press ^ | 8-14-14 | Andy Rathbun

[TurboZamboni]

It was a fun time at the lake -- until the otter arrived. After spending about an hour swimming with friends in Bone Lake near Luck, Wis., on Saturday, Rory Kliewer began to climb a ladder onto a dock when she suddenly felt something bite her backside and thigh. "I thought it was a northern pike," the 12-year-old Minneapolis girl said Wednesday. "I thought a fish was after me." As she threw the creature off of her, she realized that the animal was an otter -- later estimated at 3 1/2 feet long and about 40 pounds. "It was a big, nasty one," said Rory, who had been staying at a friend's family cabin over the weekend. The otter then bit Rory's head and pulled itself onto her, scratching her face.

[Darksheare]

No, no, it was obviously SUV driving rich right wing tea party terrorist capitalists eating hamburgers and flouting Moochelle Obama’s “eat healthy” programs!
/ kidding

[CommerceComet]

A friend of mine was standing in a North Idaho river fishing when an otter slammed into his leg. He said it hurt and scared the heck out of him. He said the otter swam off and he got out of the river. He said the otter didn't bite him or do anything more aggressive than ram him.

My friend probably took the right course of action. You don't want to get any member of the weasel family agitated. When they decide to fight they don't surrender.

[Envisioning]

What a strange video.....

[TexasCajun]

[Safetgiver]

It waas quite un-nerving to be struck by a wild cat....I divorced her ten years ago. No worries.

[Phlap]

lol!

[Vinylly]

Otters can be violent. When I was a kid we had a creek run though our farm. I would limb a tree and sort of day dream. One day I heard a chicken squawking bloody murder. I looked down and there was an otter attacking it so I scooted down from the tree and tried to save the chicken. The otter didn't like that so he was going to take me on. Good thing I had a big stick.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Didn’t this just happen a week or so ago out in WA?

[moose07]

You can bet that lake never freezes in Winter.
It contains a Water 'otter. [T.A.]

[moose07]

50...mine!

[roofgoat]

I tell my kids about what the old timers in WI used to use on muskies after they were caught on their line - A Musky Bat.

I couldn’t find any Musky Bats on ebay. Probably PITA threatened sellers with lawsuits.

[Secret Agent Man]

so when an otter bites you do they give you a tetanus shot,or do they do a precautionary rabies series?

[NoCmpromiz]

attacked by a musky

Muskie?

[cripplecreek]

What’s he doin Musky?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F85BCzo1F_8

[Delta Dawn]

There’s nothing quite like muskrat underwear...

[TurboZamboni]

rabies I think

[TurboZamboni]

global warming is the cause /sarc

[Georgia Girl 2]

Its prolly Bush’s fault. :-)

[cableguymn]

She ran outta luck with the otter?