PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Washington mother is suing a Seattle-area port nearly a year after a river otter attacked her toddler.
The woman filed the complaint against the Port of Bremerton in Kitsap County Superior Court on July 25. Court records show that she and her daughter, who was 2 years old at the time of the attack, live on a sailboat in the port-operated Bremerton Marina.
The incident happened in September 2024. On Sept. 12, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) reported that an otter had pulled the child into the water as she walked along the dock with her mom.
River otter attacks child, mother in rare Washington marina encounter
The girl eventually resurfaced after being pulled underwater, according to the agency. WDFW said the otter bit the mother as she lifted her daughter from the water. The toddler was later treated at a hospital for scratches and bites on her head, face and legs…