Overview
- The incident occurred earlier this week near Yea in north‑east Victoria after the man heard his dog barking by a dam.
- The man said he struck the kangaroo with a stick as it grabbed at his dog, prompting the animal to charge from the water and knock him down.
- He described being headbutted, pinned and kicked, suffering deep puncture wounds through his abdomen and a large wound to his buttock.
- Friends intervened by securing the dog and hitting the kangaroo with a shovel, after which the man was taken by ambulance and treated in hospital for about six hours.
- Wildpro Pest Control’s managing director said the behaviour was unusual yet consistent with a keyed‑up kangaroo, noting the danger posed by its powerful rear claw.