Otter hijacks surfboard in tense standoff with young Santa Cruz surfers

Tense moment massive otter gets in standoff with young surfers off California coast

An otter was looking for a fight with a group of young surfers in Santa Cruz amid a growing list of encounters involving these kinds of sea creatures along the California coast.

Otter hijacks surfboard in tense standoff with young Santa Cruz surfers

The tense encounter was caught on video by an onlooker, who noted that the animal appeared to be moving in for an attack, though the otter's exact intentions remain unclear.

Otter Surfboard Standoff at Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz

A sea otter approached a youth surf club at Steamer Lane on Thursday, climbing onto one surfer's board in a tense encounter caught on video by an onlooker. The otter appeared, per the onlooker, to be moving in for an attack with unclear exact intentions, before one surfer charged toward it multiple times and scared it off, creating a safe distance for the rest of the group. No injuries were reported. The incident, first reported by ABC7 San Fran…