Man Says Kangaroo Tried to Drown Him in Floodwaters

A kangaroo in misery tried to down a person throughout a latest heavy storm in Australia that claimed a number of lives.

Kristy Lees, who witnessed the altercation on Friday, Could 23, advised the BBC that on the time, she and her husband had been driving right down to verify the water ranges within the North Shore of Port Macquarie, a metropolis in New South Wales. 

Then, Don James, the person who was attacked by the animal, and one other man warned the couple that there was a giant kangaroo across the subsequent parked automobile, the outlet reported. 

Talking with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Lees stated that abruptly the kangaroo “leapt at our automotive.”

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Lees advised the BBC that the kangaroo started to assault her automotive earlier than focusing its consideration on James, who was strolling away up the street.

“They actually obtained right into a boxing match,” Lees stated. “I am wanting within the rear-view mirror and they’re throwing punches.” 

She additionally stated that James ran and fell right into a patch of floodwater by the aspect of the street. James advised the ABC that the animal tried to carry him down into the water. 

“I simply bear in mind being beneath water and kicking and screaming and carrying on!” he recalled, saying it was “fairly traumatic for some time there.”

To James’ luck, the kangaroo apparently obtained spooked by one thing and ran off. The BBC reported that an approaching automotive pushed by James’ good friend might have been accountable for that.

Lees believed the kangaroo, which was described as being “very distressed,” obtained trapped during the recent flooding because of heavy rain final week in southeast Australia that left no less than 4 individuals lifeless and about 50,000 individuals stranded. 

In line with an article posted on the University of Melbourne‘s web site, kangaroos are usually peaceable animals, however they will also be harmful. The article acknowledged that kangaroos possess “highly effective arms and large toes” that can be utilized as weapons throughout male-to-male fight. 

“Certainly, a pet kangaroo might understand its human proprietor as a rival kangaroo or a possible predator, or maybe each,” the submit learn. “Consequently, kangaroos typically assault individuals, inflicting nasty and even deadly accidents.”

In 2022, a 77-year-old Australian man died after he was attacked by a wild kangaroo, which was believed to be the primary deadly assault involving a kangaroo in Australia since 1936. 

Even Lees acknowledged the bizarre nature of the state of affairs she witnessed, telling the BBC: “It isn’t each day a giant, male kangaroo decides to take you on… Even in Australia, you don’t anticipate to see it.”