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A fuzzy little detective is helping police in Florida: Meet Splash the otter

WUSF | By Cathleen Carter

Published June 11, 2026 at 4:15 PM EDT

Otters can be trained to do search and rescue in murky waters. In Florida, law enforcement is now using one of them.

Cathleen Carter