Man attacked by kangaroo on NSW south coast

A NSW man who treats local kangaroos to jam and cream on toast has been attacked by one of the apparently ungrateful marsupials.

A KANGAROO has turned on a NSW south coast man, attacking the 80-year-old who regularly feeds the local marsupials from his Bendalong property.

NSW Ambulance paramedics were called the Jacaranda Avenue home responding to calls a man had suffered multiple cuts to his lower legs after being attacked by a kangaroo.

Paramedic Rob Hilliar said the man fed the kangaroos each morning, but this morning one became “particularly aggressive”.

The 80-year-old man was treated for cuts caused by the kangaroo pushing him over. Picture: NSW Ambulance

“He’s a lovely bloke who spoils them a little, feeding them jam and cream on toast,” Mr Hilliar said.

“On this occasion, one of the roos was in a bad mood and pushed him over.”

The man was treated at the scene for cuts to both legs before he was transported to Milton Ulladulla Hospital in a stable condition, NSW Ambulance said in a statement.

The incident is one of 38 NSW paramedics have attended involving kangaroos in the three months from August to October.

The offending kangaroo while paramedics treated its victim. Picture: NSW Ambulance