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'Felt something grab me': Otter attacks woman at Lake Tahoe; she needed 38 stitches
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What happened'Felt something grab me': Otter attacks woman at Lake Tahoe; she needed 38 stitches.
The headline splitWDSU New Orleans (Hearst) frames it as "'Felt something grab me': Otter attacks woman at Lake Tahoe; she needed 38 stitches". KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) frames it as "'It was very intense': Reno woman attacked by otter while swimming at Lake Tahoe".
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'Felt something grab me': Otter attacks woman at Lake Tahoe; she needed 38 stitches
"I just felt something grab me by my leg and pull me under. And it was so powerful. It felt like it was a human." | A woman was attacked by an otter while swimming at Lake Tahoe, leaving he...
'It was very intense': Reno woman attacked by otter while swimming at Lake Tahoe
A Reno woman was attacked by an otter while swimming near Hidden Beach at Lake Tahoe, leaving her with injuries that required 38 stitches and rabies shots.
