Swimmer Describes How She Escaped Otter Attack In Lake Tahoe

Lynnette Bellin was swimming in Lake Tahoe over the weekend when she was attacked by an unlikely aggressor: an otter. Bellin, who teaches swimming, said the powerful otter tried to pull her underwater. She was able to fend off the attacking animal, but her face was badly scratched in the incident, requiring dozens of stitches. Bellin spoke to Inside Edition's Jim Moret about her terrifyingly close encounter.