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