With helicopters thudding overhead as she lounges ... and crowds of observers cheering her on from the beach, the renegade otter that authorities call “841” has so far managed to avoid capture.

Three women were injured, including one flown by helicopter to a hospital, after an otter attacked them as they floated on a Montana river Wednesday, officials said. The incident occurred shortly ...

“While attacks from otters are rare, otters can be protective ... One of the women was injured so seriously that she was airlifted by helicopter for emergency treatment after the animal attack ...