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Swimmer mauled in vicious attack by 'ruthless' river otter: 'It just kept coming'

Steady3 outlets reported this in 3 reports over 2 days
After publishing: 1 description edited1 change
  1. The Guardian Worldseen 2 Sept, 18:54description edited
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    Woman from Reno was swimming near Hidden beach when river otter attacked her, Tahoe’s second incident in a month A swimmer at Lake Tahoe in Nevada was bitten by a river otter in an incident that left her needing to go to hospital and get 38 stitches for her wounds as well as rabies shots, local media have reported. Lynnette Bellin from Reno was swimming near Hidden beach on the Nevada side of the popular tourist attraction on Sunday when she was attacked by the creature. Continue reading...

    Woman from Reno was swimming near Hidden beach when river otter attacked her, Tahoe’s second incident in a month A swimmer at Lake Tahoe in Nevada was bitten by a river otter and needed to get 38 stitches for her wounds as well as rabies shots, local media have reported. Lynnette Bellin from Reno was swimming near Hidden beach on the Nevada side of the popular tourist attraction on Sunday when she was attacked by the creature. Continue reading...

Tue, 1 September 2026peak 2 reports on Tue, 1 September 2026Wed, 2 September 2026

What it is about

Lynnette BellinInstagramNevada Department Of WildlifeNevada, United StatesHidden Beach, Nevada, United StatesLake TahoeRenoHidden beachNevada

Who published it, and when

original reportedited after publishingfirst to report
nypost.com1 original report
abc11.com1 original report
The Guardian World1 original report - edited after publishing
1 Sept, 13:38over 23 hours2 Sept, 12:55

How it spread - 3 original reports

  1. Tue, 1 September 2026

    2 reports
  2. Wed, 2 September 2026

    1 report
    • The Guardian World12:55edited after publishing

      Woman from Reno was swimming near Hidden beach when river otter attacked her, Tahoe’s second incident in a month A swimmer at Lake Tahoe in Nevada was bitten by a river otter and needed to get 38 stitches for her wounds as well as rabies shots, local media have reported. Lynnette Bellin from Reno was swimming near Hidden beach on the Nevada side of the popular tourist attraction on Sunday when she was attacked by the creature. Continue reading...

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