An Australian man is killed by a kangaroo in a rare fatal attack

A man who may have been keeping a wild kangaroo as a pet was killed by the animal in southwest Australia, police said Tuesday. It was reportedly the first fatal attack by a kangaroo in Australia since 1936. NPR reported.

A relative found the 77-year-old man with "serious injuries" on his property Sunday in semirural Redmond, 400 kilometers (250 miles) southeast of the Western Australia state capital Perth. NPR reported.

It was believed he had been attacked earlier in the day by the kangaroo, which police shot dead because it was preventing paramedics from reaching the injured man, police said. CBS News is reporting.

"The kangaroo was posing an ongoing threat to emergency responders," the statement said. CBS reported.

Permits allow some Australian citizens to have kangaroos on their property, but laws prohibit keeping Australian native fauna as pets.  USA Today reported.

Death by kangaroo attacks are extremely rare; the last reported death was nearly a century ago. USA Today is reporting.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2022/09/13/kangaroo-kills-man-blocks-medics-australia-death/10364378002/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kangaroo-kills-man-rare-fatal-attack-australia/

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/13/1122653907/kangaroo-fatal-attack-australia
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