Otter attacks child, drags them underwater at Bremerton Marina

The child was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for scratches and bite wounds to the head, face and legs.

BREMERTON, Wash. — A child and their mother were attacked by a river otter at the Bremerton Marina Thursday morning.

According to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), a woman and her young child were walking on a dock around 9:30 a.m. when the river otter pulled the child into the water. The woman said the child was underwater for a few moments before resurfacing. 

WDFW officials say the otter kept attacking the woman while she pulled the child out

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