A lady residing on the NSW-Victoria border sustained bruises and deep gashes after a kangaroo attacked her with no warning, forcing her pet canine to intervene and act as saviour.
Pam Baldwin, 71, was strolling her Rottweiler "Bundy" to a mates' home alongside Nail Can Hill on Sunday, when she obtained the sudden sense one thing was behind her.
Turning, she got here nose to nose with eyes and a furry nostril.
The assault got here out of nowhere, she informed At this time.
"The subsequent minute he is simply gone bang along with his two again legs," she mentioned.
"I gave him a couple of alternative phrases."
The assault left Baldwin with bruises to her abdomen and a deep scratch on her arm.
Bundy observed the assault and rushed in to save lots of his proprietor.
Baldwin mentioned her beloved canine almost died when the kangaroo lured him right into a dam and pinned him down.
"Bundy is the fifth Rottweiler I've had, I would not have one other canine," she mentioned.
"He nearly misplaced his life for me.
"He was inside 20 to 40 seconds of being drowned as a result of the kangaroos lead them right into a dam if there's one round.
Baldwin mentioned the kangaroo was scared off when her mates approached with a protracted pole.
The long-time resident mentioned the native marsupials have gotten an actual drawback round her neighborhood of Nail Can Hill.
"A traumatic expertise, somebody must do one thing about it," she mentioned.
"I went to the council and reported it. They did not wish to know me. It 'wasn't their drawback', the rangers, 'wasn't their drawback'.
"Folks take their kids, girls push their infants in a pram. What if it was considered one of them of them?"
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