Police hop into action to rescue marsupial out of its depth
A wallaby owes its life to a young police officer after wading out too far from a beach north of Brisbane this week.
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A Bribie Island Police officer has rolled up his trousers to rescue a marsupial in distress in the ocean.
Officers hopped into action after seeing the waterlogged wallaby about 10m from shore at Red Beach on Monday.
After rolling up his pant legs, Constable Mick Brownlee waded out to the wallaby and attempted to direct it back to shore.
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Despite Const. Brownlee’s very clear directions, the wallaby failed to comply.
Not giving up, Const. Brownlee scooped up the very wet marsupial and carried it back to the beach.
No injuries were reported to either the officer or the wallaby, just some very soaked ankles.
“After drying off for a few minutes, the little guy appeared to bounce back pretty quickly,” Police said.
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