British man recounts attack by otters in Singapore gardens

FILE PHOTO: Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong look at a family of otters as they walk to a barbecue at a neighbourhood park in Singapore June 28, 2015. REUTERS/Edgar Su

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A British man taking an early morning walk in Singapore Botanic Gardens said he was attacked by a pack of wild otters, leaving him with 26 wounds on his buttocks, legs and fingers.

Graham Spencer, in his 60s, was on his usual 6 a.m. walk in the gardens on Nov. 30, when a "convoy" of about 20 otters ambushed him, causing him to fall, and trampled and bit him.