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August 26th, 2009, 04:59 AM
18:42 AEST Wed Aug 26 2009
A man suffered cuts as he wrestled a large kangaroo that attacked him during a morning walk.
It was the third such attack in the Sunbury area, on Melbourne's northwestern fringe, in the past year.
The 64-year-old man was attacked from behind as he walked past a mob of kangaroos near his home before 8am (AEST) on Wednesday, paramedic Dennis Prendergast said.
"He told us one of the kangaroos came from behind and attacked him," Mr Prendergast said.
"It was almost as tall as he was, and he wrestled it until he could break free."
The man suffered cuts to an eyelid, lip, abdomen and leg and was taken to Sunshine Hospital in a stable condition.
The incident is the third in which a kangaroo has attacked a person in Sunbury in the past year.
A male jogger suffered extensive injuries when he was attacked by a kangaroo in Sunbury in September last year.
A Sunbury woman was mauled by a kangaroo in April this year, suffering deep cuts.
© AAP 2009
A man suffered cuts as he wrestled a large kangaroo that attacked him during a morning walk.
It was the third such attack in the Sunbury area, on Melbourne's northwestern fringe, in the past year.
The 64-year-old man was attacked from behind as he walked past a mob of kangaroos near his home before 8am (AEST) on Wednesday, paramedic Dennis Prendergast said.
"He told us one of the kangaroos came from behind and attacked him," Mr Prendergast said.
"It was almost as tall as he was, and he wrestled it until he could break free."
The man suffered cuts to an eyelid, lip, abdomen and leg and was taken to Sunshine Hospital in a stable condition.
The incident is the third in which a kangaroo has attacked a person in Sunbury in the past year.
A male jogger suffered extensive injuries when he was attacked by a kangaroo in Sunbury in September last year.
A Sunbury woman was mauled by a kangaroo in April this year, suffering deep cuts.
© AAP 2009