Washington toddler's mother suing port over 'aggressive' river otters

Mother sues port after otter drags toddler into water

The mother of a 2-year-old girl dragged by an otter into the water at a marina in Bremerton, Washington, last year is suing the town's port agency for gross negligence.

Washington toddler's mother suing port over 'aggressive' river otters

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 Washing…