VIDEO: Otter hijacks surfboard in tense standoff with young Santa Cruz surfers
ABC7 Los Angeles • • entertainment
Key Points:
- An otter disrupted a youth surf club at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz by approaching the group and climbing onto a surfer's board.
- A bystander captured video of the tense encounter, noting the otter appeared to be moving in for an attack, though its intentions were uncertain.
- One of the surfers scared the otter away by charging at it multiple times, preventing the situation from escalating.
- No injuries occurred, but the incident highlights a rise in unusually bold otter encounters along the Santa Cruz coastline.
