According to statements made by authorities on Tuesday, a man who was found dead in southwest Australia was killed by a wild kangaroo that may have been kept as a pet.
According to reports, this was the first time in Australia since 1936 when a kangaroo was responsible for a fatal attack.
On Sunday, a member of the man’s family discovered him on his property in semirural Redmond, around 400 kilometers (250 miles) southeast of Perth, the capital city of the state of Western Australia, suffering from “severe injuries.”
According to the police, the kangaroo was shot dead by the police because it was blocking the way for emergency medical services to reach the injured guy. It was suspected that the kangaroo had attacked the man earlier in the day.
According to the statement, the kangaroo was an ongoing danger to the people who were helping with the incident.
The victim was pronounced dead at the spot. The police are compiling a report for the coroner, who will then make an official determination regarding the cause of death.
The victim, who was found dead, was believed to have had the wild kangaroo as a pet, according to the police. There are regulatory limits on the keeping of native Australian species as pets in Australia.
The southwestern region of Australia is home to a large population of western gray kangaroos. They are able to reach a maximum height of 1.3 meters (4 feet 3 inches) and weigh up to 54 kilograms (119 pounds).
The males are capable of hostility and will fight others using the same strategies that they employ when fighting one another. They first wrestle with their opponent using their small upper limbs, then utilize their muscular tails to carry the opponent’s body weight, and then they strike with both of their formidable clawed rear legs.
William Cruickshank, who was 38 years old at the time of his death, had been attacked by a kangaroo many months prior to his passing at a hospital in Hillston, which is located in the state of New South Wales on the east coast of Australia.
According to a report from media at the time, Cruickshank sustained significant head injuries, including a fractured jaw, while attempting to save his two dogs from a huge kangaroo. The incident occurred as Cruickshank was attempting to rescue his dogs.
