Stop me if you’ve heard this before: a sea otter stole a surfboard in the waters off Santa Cruz. It happened on Wednesday, when calls for a water rescue came in for the area of 550 West Cliff Drive.Santa Cruz firefighters told KCRA 3’s partners at KSBW 8 that a sea otter took a woman’s surfboard around 5:07 p.m. and may have nipped at her, but did not break the skin. Firefighters pulled her to shore.They said she was uninjured, and they later recovered her board from the otter. She did not have to be transported to the hospital.The California Department of Fish and Wildlife will be notified.This comes two years after Otter 841 captured national attention for stealing surfboards, inspiring merchandise—and even an ice cream flavor—named after her.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: a sea otter stole a surfboard in the waters off Santa Cruz.
It happened on Wednesday, when calls for a water rescue came in for the area of 550 West Cliff Drive.
Santa Cruz firefighters told KCRA 3’s partners at KSBW 8 that a sea otter took a woman’s surfboard around 5:07 p.m. and may have nipped at her, but did not break the skin. Firefighters pulled her to shore.
They said she was uninjured, and they later recovered her board from the otter. She did not have to be transported to the hospital.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife will be notified.
This comes two years after Otter 841 captured national attention for stealing surfboards, inspiring merchandise—and even an ice cream flavor—named after her.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel