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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No, the idiot “journalists” don’t know which sex the child is.
One child, but the sex of the child is not known. There is nothing wrong with ‘their’ in that context.
One child, but the sex of the child is not known. There is nothing wrong with ‘their’ in that context.
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Appropriately it would be his ir her. Stays singular
I’ve never been attacked by an otter.
I’ve been attacked by a beaver, but I won’t go into that.
Tranny kid?
Act of God?
If you don’t know the sex, it would be misleading to indicate ‘his’ or ‘her’ in a news story about a real person and actual incident.
Otters are cute. They look sweet and harmless. They aren't.
Yikes! Wildlife is mad about Haitians.
There aren’t that many Haitians in that area.
I think I read yesterday that an Asian woman was attacked by eight otters!
Maybe they are indeed rising up
To my ear, if the sex of the child is unknown, it would be better to say “the otter dragged it underwater.” “Them” seems bizarre to my language sense.
“And what is a ‘woman’? I’ve heard the name before but no one will tell me what it is.”
An adult human female. Some USSC Justices can’t figure this out.
“ Otters are cute. They look sweet and harmless. They aren’t.”
Louisville Slugger would work nicely. Is it legal to carry a baseball bat in public? Its my emotional support bat!
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She had no problem saying “I’m the first Black woman” on the SC, in a recent interview.
So, I guess she does know the definition...
I know what you mean but “it” is reserved for animals and objects.
However...If I were into pronouns “it/the” would be mine.
:)
Them is plural. How many children were pulled into the water?
Hahaha!
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