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Wild otter attack leads to woman being airlifted to hospital, 2 others treated for injuries

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Three women were injured, with one woman needing to be airlifted to hospital , after an otter attack ed them while they floated down a river on inner tubes. Three women were injured, with one woman needing to be airlifted to hospital , after an otter attack ed them while they floated down a river on inner tubes. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening at approximately 8:15 p.m. when the three friends were floating on inner tubes about three miles upstream from the Sappington Bridge in Montana, some 75 miles south of the state capital city of Helena, according to a statement released by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks on Thursday afternoon. MORE: Father drowns while saving his 3 kids from river The women say they observed one or two otters while they floated down the river when one of them suddenly approached and attacked, causing the women to flee the water and the otter to swim away, authorities said. “The women then called 911, and several agencies responded, including Mo...

Knife attack at Berlin school wounds 2 girls; suspect held

Berlin police say two young children have been seriously wounded in a knife attack at a school in the south of Germany’s capital BERLIN -- Berlin police say two young children were seriously wounded in a knife attack Wednesday at a school in the south of Germany's capital, and a 39-year-old suspect was detained. The girls , ages 7 and 8, were flown to a hospital. One of them had life-threatening injuries, according to a Berlin police statement. Mayor Kai Wegner said that he was shocked by what he described as an “incomprehensible deed.” “My thoughts in these difficult hours are with the two wounded girls ,” he said. “I wish them a speedy and good recovery.” Wegner expressed his sympathy to the parents, teachers and fellow pupils of the victims, and said he was in close contact with police about the attack . Berlin's state Education department said authorities don't have any indication that there was a political or religious motive behind the attack . Source: https://t...