Sea otter gets away from wildlife officials attempting to capture her | USA TODAY

A sea otter that has been on the run in Santa Cruz got away from officials again after their attempt to catch the critter proved unsuccessful. RELATED: Otter steals surfboard as wildlife officials look to capture her https://tinyurl.com/2p9se5ew The sea otter has repeatedly approached surfers and essentially stolen their surfboards off the coast of Santa Cruz in recent months. In documented incidents, the otter — dubbed Otter 841 — pawed and pried surfboards away from people and chomped down hard on their edges, damaging the boards. There have been no confirmed reports of Otter 841 injuring a human, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, but experts fear the close encounters with humans could be dangerous to both species. Multiple experts told USA TODAY that a bite could not only harm a person but could lead officials to euthanize Otter 841. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/38Tzndx » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Otter #SantaCruz #CaughtOnCamera