Minneapolis girl attacked, chased by otter in Wisconsin lake

Pioneer Press ^ | 8-14-14 | Andy Rathbun

[TurboZamboni]

It was a fun time at the lake -- until the otter arrived. After spending about an hour swimming with friends in Bone Lake near Luck, Wis., on Saturday, Rory Kliewer began to climb a ladder onto a dock when she suddenly felt something bite her backside and thigh. "I thought it was a northern pike," the 12-year-old Minneapolis girl said Wednesday. "I thought a fish was after me." As she threw the creature off of her, she realized that the animal was an otter -- later estimated at 3 1/2 feet long and about 40 pounds. "It was a big, nasty one," said Rory, who had been staying at a friend's family cabin over the weekend. The otter then bit Rory's head and pulled itself onto her, scratching her face.

[TurboZamboni]

She otter know better than swim there.

[Dr. Thorne]

Let the otter jokes begin!

[Darksheare]

The other otters aughta be ashamed.

[roofgoat]

“I thought it was a northern pike,” the 12-year-old Minneapolis girl said

Smart girl; knows her fish. I would have thought the same thing.

[cripplecreek]

There otter be a law against high capacity assault otters.

[Mears]

I do crossword puzzles and the otter is always described as a playful animal.

Hmmmm !

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[Quality_Not_Quantity]

A moose once bit my sister.

[dfwgator]

[cripplecreek]

A pike can hurt you. I know of a guy who nearly bled to death after getting attacked by a musky he planted in a private pond.

[Lakeshark]

The Oregon mascots and AZ snakeses have a new rival......

:-)

[aces]

Must Have..white thins...lol

[rey]

We deal with these issues all the time and are dealing with the possible loss of the trapper services provided to our county.

The nature do gooders think deterent animals are the solution. We had three llamas killed in one night by a lion. A neighbor lost a 450 calf to a lion.

Often a trap or well palced shot is needed.

Otters are very destructive and dangerous. Many of these animals are no longer afraid of humans. I had a bobcat almost knock me down while pursuing a cat. It waas quite un-nerving to be struck by a wild cat.

[Tijeras_Slim]

I knew I wouldn’t be fast enough.

[GeronL]

Moe: Why, I otter...!

[aces]

could have trained by otteris..might want to check credentials for turbin in wood pile...gangsta fed needs 1 billion to study mad otter disease..

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

"I warned you, but did you listen to me? Oh, no, you knew, didn't you? Oh, it's just a harmless fuzzy otter, isn't it?"

[GeronL]

You have lions!?

[Darksheare]

COmpetition!

[To Hell With Poverty]

Oh man, ROFL!!