The attack on a woman swimming at her family cabin in McGregor comes after a similar otter attack on a triathlete who was training in a lake near Duluth.
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Otters populate rivers, streams and lakes across Minnesota, but the aquatic carnivore usually preys on clams and fish. This one recently went after Leah Prudhomme, who was training for a triathlon in Duluth's Island Lake.
The last time Leah Prudhomme went for a swim in Island Lake she was attacked by a possibly rabid otter. But she's determined not to let the 25 bites she sustained - or the rabies shots she's getting - keep her from competing in this weekend's triathlon.
A few times a week, Zhoosh and Anang, a pair of river otters at the Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth, spend their lunch hour out of the public’s eye, smearing card stock with paint, the Duluth News Tribune reports. It's part of the animals' "tactile enrichment" – it's good for their brains, zoo officials say. The zoo sells their creations for $35.
The Pioneer Press reports a pregnant 17-year-old girl was attacked after allegedly making comments about Facebook entries. A 21-year-old woman and 26-year-old woman, both from Arcadia, are being charged with misdemeanors. A teen is also charged for carrying a concealed weapon.
A former Carleton College swim team captain helped pull three people to safety Monday morning off the shore of Duluth's Park Point. The News Tribune reports Josh Meltzer swam out in potentially deadly rip currents to save the swimmers struggling to stay above the water.
Branden J. Fourre, 22, pleaded guilty in Ramsey County District Court on Thursday to kidnapping and second-degree assault in a Jan. 28-31 attack on his girlfriend. He faces up to eight years in prison. According to charges, Fourre accused the woman of infidelity, bound her and repeatedly yelled at her, put a shotgun to her head and beat her with a pool stick.
