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  • Well, after evading capture for an entire summer, the most notorious sea creature along California's coastline made a splashy return recently.

  • Carter Evans went on a quest to spot the otter like no other.

  • These are the latest mugshots of Otter 841 America's most wanted marine mammal.

  • Last summer, she terrorized surfers in Santa Cruz, California, biting boards, even hijacking them.

  • Now she's back and surfers are on the lookout.

  • Are people excited to see this otter?

  • I think they're excited to see it first and then they kind of get scared.

  • In an effort to do a deep dive, we hit the water.

  • She's been cited at surf spots like this, but so far no outlaw otters.

  • When I saw her, she was just feeding real close to the cliffs.

  • Photographer Mark Woodward snapped the latest pictures of 841, the number on her tag over the Memorial Day weekend, and she was being very respectful of the surfers.

  • He also captured the images of otter mania that went viral last year when crowds tried to get too close.

  • So with paddle boarders and kayakers going right through the middle of kilt beds where sea otters sleep, it's dangerous.

  • It's also illegal concern.

  • Someone could get hurt.

  • The Department of Fish and Wildlife set up a dragnet operation.

  • It failed every time.

  • Eventually the ornery otter disappeared, but in October made a surprising return with her pup.

  • Experts now think pregnancy may explain her aggressive behavior.

  • What would you like to see happen here?

  • I hope she could be left alone.

  • She lives her best life.

  • Hopefully she will refrain from getting on the boards, but who knows?

  • We may just find out the next time the otter pops back up for CBS Saturday morning.

  • Carter Evans, Santa Cruz, California.

  • Don't mess with a mama.

  • Yeah, really.

  • Some nice writing in there by Carter.

  • Yeah, our resident surf course.

  • Whatever you can do to get on that board.

  • Otter 841.

  • I hope she gets to live her best life there.

Well, after evading capture for an entire summer, the most notorious sea creature along California's coastline made a splashy return recently.

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