Shocking new video shows a crazed otter threatening the family of a boy at a WA marina moments after nearly drowning him after pulling him off a pier.
The footage was taken last month, shortly after the twisted creature targeted a mother and her young son. According to Seattle's KIRO 7 News.
The boy narrowly escaped death after being dragged into the water by a rampaging otter, but the boy's frightened mother was also attacked by the otter during her morning walk, authorities said.
On the morning of September 12, the young man was with his mother on the docks at Bremerton Marina in Kitsap County when the otter attacked. According to the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Video received by KIRO 7 from Bremerton Harbor does not show the actual attack, but one footage shows a frightened mother and son running down the dock, followed by an otter. is chasing hard.
The group appeared to calm down before leaving the area, according to footage.
As you go up the exit ramp, the brazen otter jumps onto the dock.
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officials said otters tend to avoid people in most cases, KIRO 7 reported.
The boy, whose identity has not been released, was taken to a hospital for treatment of bites and scratches.
Wildlife officials said they had trapped and killed an otter in the area and were testing it for rabies.
The shocking marina attack comes just days after a Malaysian woman was left bleeding and crying after being attacked by eight otters while jogging.
