Rex, it does look likes it's healing up. Those first pics sure gave me the willies.
60 degrees tomorrow, let me know if you are going up to pull the boat out. I'll meet you there.

9 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep.
RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (going away), SMB, and HSB (only one seen in 5 yrs) Restocked HSB (2020) Have seen one of these.
I think that's about all I should put in my little pond.
Otter attack in 2023