Ferocious Otter Attacks Triathlon Swimmer!

Triathletes Sanford and Mary-Jane Schmid put on their wetsuits on August 22 and set off to swim a 1,500m lap around Lake Lillian in Invermere, British Colombia when Sanford felt something pulling on his foot. Schmid figured he’d just swum into a log, and resumed swimming.

Then he felt it again. Turns out he was being attacked by an otter. Sanford sought refuge on a nearby wooden dock as the otter continued to attack him. Finally, after fighting the beast all the way to the safety of the dock, he reached shallow water.

Schmid was able to pull his war-torn body up on the dock while the otter swam underneath. Once out of the water, he saw the chewed-up legs of his wetsuit and blood gushing from his foot. His wife took him to the hospital where Schmid was given oral and intravenous antibiotics, and a hearty tetanus shot and sent home on crutches.

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