Posted on 09/13/2024 10:31:19 AM PDT by DFG
An aggressive otter pulled a young child off a dock and dragged them underwater at a marina in Washington, officials said.
The attack happened at about 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 12 at the Bremerton Marina, the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife said in a news release.
A family was walking down the dock when the animal appeared and pulled the child underwater for a few moments, officials said.
The mom reached into the water to rescue her child and was bitten on the arm by the attacking otter, officials said.
She was able to get her child to safety, but the otter followed after the family as they left the dock, official said.
Officials said the child was taken to a hospital for bites and scratches to their head, face and legs.
“We are grateful the victim only sustained minor injuries, due to the mother’s quick actions and child’s resiliency,” WDFW Sgt. Ken Balazs said in a statement.
Details regarding the child’s age and sex were not released by officials.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services was contacted to trap and kill river otters at the marina.
The animals will then be taken to the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab for testing, including rabies.
River otters can be unpredictable and territorial, officials said.
In the last 10 years, there have been six reports of “human-river otter incidents” in Washington, officials said.
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Time for some pelt making.
Was more than one child attacked?
On the otter hand…..
I read about another attack that happen in Canada. Wildlife turning on men.
In that situation, the parent should be allowed the opportunity to shoot the animal.
On the otter hand…..
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You otter be ashamed for making that pun.
Was the kid(s) teasing the otter ?
Woke?
What’s with the “them” and “their” pronouns? And how come it’s OK that they assumed the otter’s species?
Thank goodness, the Mom was both watching and within an arms’ reach of her child. Most likely, the whole family was traumatized. Maybe, maybe the kid will joke about it later.
I have heard of Kangaroos doing the same thing to both dogs and adult sized people.
Either that or the Tacoma News Tribune is presuming “pronouns”.
Otters are related to honey badgers , so they don’t give a shit.
Tell the Haitians that Otter tastes like GEESE! Problem solved.
Due to the “child’s resiliency.”
Is the child also sustainable and carbon neutral?
...”Was more than one child attacked?”
Singular “they”
“They” and its inflected forms, “them”, “their”, “theirs”, and “themselves”, are gender-neutral third-person pronouns. They are often used when referring to a person who does not identify with a gender-specific pronoun. For example, when referring to “a reader” in a paper, one is not specifically referring to a woman, man, or someone of another gender.
The reporter is a woman. I’m of the impression that more women worry about speaking and writing in a PC manner than most men.
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