Man left with horrific injuries after he was savagely mauled by a massive 100kg kangaroo
- Man in his 50s rushed to hospital after kangaroo attack
- He suffered serious hip, arm and chest lacerations
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A man has been left with gruesome injuries after he was attacked by a massive kangaroo on his front veranda.
The man, aged in his 50s, was about to go to the shops when he found two kangaroos outside his home at Willows, near Emerald in Central Queensland, at midday on Wednesday.
One of the animals immediately fled after spotting him but the other, which stood two metres tall and weighed around 100 kilograms, became aggressive.
He suffered serious hip, arm and chest lacerations and was rushed to Emerald Hospital before being airlifted to Rockhampton Hospital soon after.
A spokeswoman for the Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service said the man was in a stable condition on Thursday.
Willows Rural Fire Brigade First Officer-In-Charge Rick Underhill attended the scene and said the attack was 'quick and simple'.
'He came out his front door to get into his vehicle and to drive up to the shops and pick up his mail, and there were two roos outside his door,' he said.
'One of them took off, but the big buck turned and attacked him – it was that quick and that simple.'
A man in his 50s has suffered serious hip, arm and chest lacerations after he was attacked by a 100kg kangaroo outside his home in Central Queensland on Wednesday (stock pictured)
Mr Underhill said the angry roo was likely an Eastern Grey Kangaroo.
'I was pretty much last on scene because I was doing the organising, but I got a message from Fire Control in Rockhampton to assist Queensland Ambulance Service,' he said.
'By the time I got down there, they had him on a stretcher. He was pretty badly cut up and bleeding quite profusely with blood all over the ground where he was lying.'
Mr Underhill has requested the government put down the two animals involved in the attack and urged people to stay away from any they see in the wild.
'They're big bastards, they're powerful and very aggressive,' he said.
'These roos have been around here for years and we've never had a problem before, but unfortunately, these two big bucks have taken it in their heads to attack people.
'The government needs to do something about the roos. I personally think they need to get rid of these two bucks.'
He also told tourists to stop feeding kangaroos as that can lead to more attacks in the future.
