I was savaged by an OTTER that chewed my ear off – now I see the beast in my sleep and burn effigies of it

A MUM who was the victim of a “vicious and relentless” otter attack has revealed she still sees the beast when she goes to sleep.

Jen Royce also shared that she is so traumatised that she now burns effigies of the creatures that were once her favourite animal.

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Jen hit the headlines in August when her face was savaged by a ferocious otter.

She was caught in an unprovoked assault while tubing the Jefferson River in Montana, US, for her 37th birthday with her two friends.

The mum-of-three has revealed she thought she was going to die in the horrific five-minute attack as the creature pounced on her, sinking its teeth into her face and ripping part of her ear off.

She believes it was trying to drown her and feared she would never see her children again.

While her scars are healing, Jen says she will have them for life and is still dealing with the mental impact of the event – having daily panic attacks, claiming she sees the…