The mother of a then-2-year-old girl dragged by a river otter into the water at the Bremerton Marina last year sued the Port of Bremerton, accusing the agency of gross negligence that set the stage for the attack.
The dock at the marina was otter-infested and foul,” according to an email from a tenant to the port managers in 2023. The email, which the Kitsap Sun had received shortly after the 2024 otter attack, was included in the mother’s complaint.
In September of last year, a river otter had dragged the 2-year-old into the water and scratched and bit on her head, face and legs while she was walking down the dock with her mother. The mother grabbed her daughter out of the water after she resurfaced moments later…