Two years after Otter 841 menaced wave riders near Santa Cruz, there have been new encounters between the furry marine ...

First responders rushed to West Cliff Drive around dusk Wednesday after receiving reports of a surfer in distress due to a ...

Visitors to a California beach are warning of an aggressive otter with a habit of stealing surfboards in Santa Cruz waters -- ...

All of a sudden, I feel a nip on my foot.” Otter chomps surfer at Steamer Lane, then commandeers her surfboard.

A surfer at Steamer Lane says an otter bit her foot and then climbed onto her board Tuesday evening, holding it hostage for roughly 20 minutes as rescuers rushed in.

A local surfer was kicked off her board by a sea otter at a popular surf spot in Santa Cruz. The surfer, Isabella Orduna, ...

The first attacks from Otter 841 were reported in 2021 and again in 2023. According to officials, the female otter has since ...

While surfing at Steamer Lane, a popular surf spot, 21-year-old Isabella Orduna felt a “nip” on her foot. She rolled into the ...

A rambunctious sea otter commandeered a surfer's board in Santa Cruz, raising concerns that a disturbing trend of marine mammals hassling surfers.