Australian Man , Killed By Kangaroo , in Rare Fatal Attack.
Police in southwestern Australia
say that a man was killed by a wild
kangaroo he had been keeping as a pet.
The Associated Press reports that it
was the first fatal attack by
a kangaroo in Australia since 1936.
The 77-year-old man was found by a relative
with "serious injuries" on September 11 in
Redmond, about 250 miles southeast of Perth.
According to the police, it was believed
that the man had been attacked
earlier in the day by the kangaroo.
The animal was shot and killed by
police after it prevented paramedics
from reaching the injured man.
The kangaroo was posing an ongoing threat to emergency responders, Police statement, via Associated Press.
Police said that the man died at the scene. .
AP reports that there are no legal
restrictions from keeping native
fauna as pets in Australia.
In southwestern Australia,
gray kangaroos can weigh up to
119 pounds and stand over four feet tall.
In 1936, 38-year-old William Cruickshank
died after attempting to rescue his
two dogs from a large kangaroo.
The man, who died in Hillston in New South Wales state on Australia's east coast, had suffered extensive injuries that included a broken jaw.