Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Visitors to a California beach are warning of an aggressive otter with a habit of stealing surfboards -- and it isn't the first time.
Isabella Orduna said she was surfing Wednesday evening at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz when a sea otter bit her foot and climbed atop her surfboard.
"I'd call it an exploratory nip," Orduna told The New York Times. "It didn't puncture my skin or anything."
She said the otter remained on her board for about 20 minutes before being driven away with help from other beach-goers.
Mark Woodward, a local photographer who captured photos of Orduna's encounter, returned to the same area on Thursday and witnessed an otter commandeering another surfer's board.
