Surfing sea otter at Cowells in Santa Cruz Calif., June 18, 2023 Mark Woodward/Native Santa Cruz “It’s unfortunate she doesn’t get to live the rest of her life in the wild,” Connor said.

The otter committed its first longboard larceny on June 18 at Cowells, a popular and crowded surf spot for beginners. “I’m 60 and I’ve been in Santa Cruz my whole life.

An ornery, board-jacking sea otter is terrorizing surfers off the coast of Santa Cruz. An effort is underway to capture the creature. A sea otter is terrorizing California surfers - Los Angeles Times ...

A clever sea otter was spotted hanging out with surfers at a popular surfing spot in California — and it even used its favorite board to catch a wave, photos show.

A clever sea otter was spotted hanging out with surfers at a popular surfing spot in California — and it even used its favorite board to catch a wave, photos show. Mark Woodward, the ...

Sea otter 841, evaded capture yet again. The otter has been stealing surfboards in Santa Cruz, California, and even surfing, drawing crowds.

The sea otter put on quite a show "surfing" at Cowell Beach - checking out several boards before settling on the blue one. 24/7 Live San Francisco East Bay South Bay Peninsula North Bay.

A clever sea otter was spotted hanging out with surfers at a popular surfing spot in California — and it even used its favorite board to catch a wave, photos show. Mark Woodward, the ...

An otter with dreams of being a surf champion shocked Santa Cruz beach-goers when it swam right up to a group of surfers, picked out a board and went for a ride, according to reporting from SFGATE.

Santa Cruz's surfing otter, known to pirate surfboards and for aggressive behavior toward surfers, continued to elude capture on Saturday. Photos taken by Mark Woodward show crews coming face to ...

An otter with dreams of being a surf champion shocked Santa Cruz beach-goers when it swam right up to a group of surfers, picked out a board and went for a ride, according to reporting from SFGATE.

The Santa Cruz coastline is always a popular place to be when the weather is warm, but there was an extra buzz Tuesday surrounding the "surfing" sea otter that's growing in popularity and fame.