https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/open-water-training-and-technique/24908/you-otter-watch-outOtter attack surprises swimmer in Wisconsin... www.duluthnewstribune.com/.../ :bolt: Brigitte France was out for her customary morning swim on Lake Owen when she heard something hissing behind her. France, 51, lives in Altach, Austria, withen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/266085?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:33:33 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:cf711637-0a1e-4a4d-b830-9417f9d5705fFormer MemberI used to be a volunteer diver at the Long Beach Aquarium, cleaning exhibits. We used to get the otter exhibit now and again (hated it, cold, shallow and dirty), and the otters would be corralled into their enclosure in the back while we worked. When I asked wht would happen to them if they were loose, I was told &quot;it&#39;s not for their protection, it&#39;s for yours.&quot; :)<div style="clear:both;"></div>