‘Hell of a mess’: Man attacked by kangaroo at home in Qld’s Central Highlands region

A man was walking to his car when he was attacked by a large kangaroo in what’s been described as a “hell of a mess”.

A man was attacked by a kangaroo outside his home while walking to his car in Queensland’s Central Highlands region.

A Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman said a man in his 50s suffered a hip injury and “some serious lacerations to his arms and chest following an altercation with a kangaroo”.

The attack happened about noon on Wednesday on a private property at Willows Gemfields.

The man was taken to Emerald Hospital by road before he was flown to Rockhampton Hospital by the Royal Flying Doctors service.

The man suffered ‘serious lacerations’ and a hip injury following the kangaroo attack. Picture: Julie Thompson

Willows Rural Fire Brigade first officer in charge Rick Underhill told the ABC that the man had been attacked by a 2m tall kangaroo after stepping out the door of his home.

“He came out of his house, walked around to get into his ute to drive up to the shop and there was a buck (male kangaroo) and doe (female kangaroo) there,” Mr Underhill told the masthead.

“The doe took off and the buck bloody attacked him and really attacked him in a big way.”

Mr Underhill said he sent a crew down to assist Queensland Ambulance paramedics and found that the “poor man was in a hell of a mess”.

Originally published as ‘Hell of a mess’: Man attacked by kangaroo at home in Qld’s Central Highlands region