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VIDEO: Otter tries to rescue her pup

A Middelburg resident shared video footage that he managed to capture at the Klein Olifants River, of a fresh water otter trying to reunite with her pup.

The man was enjoying a night out next to the river banks near the Kees Taljaard sport stadium last week Friday.
He and his wife were very excited to catch a glimpse of nature.

He described how the otter pup was trapped on top of the low water bridge in Koppie Street and how the mother kept trying to leap up onto the bridge from down steam, to reunite with her pup.

They felt a responsibility to help the pair, but the currents of the river were too strong.

This moment was a highlight in their life, which the man described as a miracle.

Their sighting was followed by another incident, where a warthog sow paid a visit to the printing factory of the Middelburg Observer.

During a strong dour pour of rain on Monday, the hog settled herself down between the press machines and was later rescued by Deon Cornelius from Ubhetyan-O-Africa, who captured her and released her back to the wild.

•Read more in this week’s issue of the Middelburg Observer.

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Sjani Campher

Sjani has been working as a community journalist and photographer at the Middelburg Observer since 2018, during which she has been responsible for the content creation for both digital and print, as well as maintaining the publication's online platforms. She is a member of the Forum for Community Journalists, and focuses on fields including hard news, investigative reporting, human interest, columns and sports.
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