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4-Year-Old Recovers After Otter Bite While Fishing
10/9/2025
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Story summary
- A mother from west-central Florida rushed her 4-year-old son, Lee, to the ER after an otter bit him during fishing with steak bait.
- The bite didn't require stitches, but rabies risk prompted treatment; local health services were unavailable, so a specialist was consulted.
- Lee, now six, received rabies shots injected into wounds; he has recovered and returned to fishing spot.
