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Wildlife officials in Washington are trapping otters at a Bremerton marina after a river otter attacked and injured a child Thursday.

A river otter attacked a woman and her child in Washington state Thursday while they were walking on a dock in Bremerton, officials said.

Wildlife officials in Washington are trapping otters at a Bremerton marina after a river otter attacked and injured a child Thursday.

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 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 ...

There have been six documented human-river otter incidents in Washington in the last decade, according to WDFW. "Although encounters with river otters are rare, they can be territorial and, like ...

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.