Otters will be trapped, euthanized, tested, authorities say The age of the child who was injured has not been provided, and through a friend the family declined to speak with the Kitsap Sun.

US River otter drags young Washington state child underwater, attacks mother: officials Encounters with otters are rare in the state, with just 6 documented in the last decade ...

River otters, native to Washington, inhabit various water bodies and are known for their aquatic lifestyle. They are known as furbearers, a designation for game species that can be legally trapped.

Otter who terrorized California surfers returns 02:08. A young child is recovering after being dragged under the water and injured by a river otter at a marina, officials in Washington state said ...

Wildlife officials in Washington are trapping otters at a Bremerton marina after a river otter attacked and injured a child Thursday. Story by David Nelson and Kai Uyehara, USA TODAY NETWORK • 8h ...

River otters are fairly common throughout Washington and are often found in fresh, brackish or saltwater habitats. There have been six documented human-river otter incidents in Washington in the ...

In Washington, river otters are classified as furbearers, which allows for regulated trapping. The WDFW reports that human-river otter encounters are rare, ...

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.

A child walking on a dock at a Washington state marina was attacked and pulled under the water by a river otter Thursday morning, then pulled from the water by their mother, who was also bitten on the ...