A horrific case of lethal lutrinaphobia in Washington:
Horror erupted at a Washington marina when a child was dragged off of a dock and into the water by a territorial river otter. The unnamed child, who was taking a stroll with his mother on the dock, was suddenly dragged off by a river otter in a rare attack at Bremerton Marina in Kitsap County on September 12.
The mother bravely fought back to get her child out of the water once they resurfaced. But the otter was unrelenting and bit the child in the arm as they were lifted into the air. The otter continued to chase them down the dock until they were out of harm’s way.
I think we all know that the “unnamed child” was obviously to blame. No otter would ever attack anyone without severe provocation that absolutely required action. It was clearly a case of justifiable assault, and what a tragedy that a noble otter should be hunted down and executed for merely defending himself and his territory. #TeamOtter