The 77-year-old kept the marsupial as a pet. There has not been a fatal kangaroo attack in Australia since 1936.
Australia witnessed a fatal kangaroo attack on a human for the first time since 1936. A 77-year-old man who kept the marsupial as a pet was attacked over the weekend and later died of his injuries, Australian broadcaster ABC reported on Tuesday. -fair.
Emergency services in Redmond, south of Perth, tried to help the injured. However, the kangaroo was aggressive and did not let rescuers approach the man. The animal was killed. Despite all rescue attempts, the man died. What triggered the attack is still unclear.
The last known fatal attack is said to have occurred in New South Wales over 85 years ago. Kangaroo behavior expert Graeme Coulson said that while kangaroo attacks are not uncommon, they are “very, very rarely fatal.” Animals mainly attack when they feel cornered.
Several attacks this year
Earlier this year there were several Down Under attacks, but all victims survived. In April, a woman was attacked and seriously injured by a kangaroo while playing golf in Queensland. In March, a teenage girl was riding her motorcycle in Victoria when a kangaroo suddenly jumped out of the woods and knocked her off her bike. The 14-year-old was hospitalized for 10 days with injuries. Also in March, a three-year-old girl was attacked by a kangaroo on her east coast property.
Australia’s national animal
The kangaroo is the national animal of Australia. There are four species of hopping marsupials: the red kangaroo, the eastern gray kangaroo, the western gray kangaroo, and the antelope kangaroo.
(APA/dpa)