A river otter allegedly dragged a young child off a pier in Kitsap County, Washington and pulled them underwater, but the child was saved when their mother jumped in and fought off the crazed aquatic mammal, CNN reports.
In a rare attack on humans, the otter dragged the child from the pier and into the water, when the mother jumped in causing the otter to release the child and attack the mother. Grabbing her child, the mother fought off the weasel, sustaining bites and scratches in the process. Both mother and child were treated at a local hospital for minor injuries.