Australian Man , Killed By Kangaroo , in Rare Fatal Attack.<br />Police in southwestern Australia <br />say that a man was killed by a wild <br />kangaroo he had been keeping as a pet.<br />The Associated Press reports that it <br />was the first fatal attack by<br />a kangaroo in Australia since 1936.<br />The 77-year-old man was found by a relative <br />with "serious injuries" on September 11 in <br />Redmond, about 250 miles southeast of Perth.<br />According to the police, it was believed <br />that the man had been attacked <br />earlier in the day by the kangaroo.<br />The animal was shot and killed by <br />police after it prevented paramedics <br />from reaching the injured man.<br />The kangaroo was posing an ongoing threat to emergency responders, Police statement, via Associated Press.<br />Police said that the man died at the scene. .<br />AP reports that there are no legal <br />restrictions from keeping native <br />fauna as pets in Australia.<br />In southwestern Australia, <br />gray kangaroos can weigh up to <br />119 pounds and stand over four feet tall.<br />In 1936, 38-year-old William Cruickshank <br />died after attempting to rescue his <br />two dogs from a large kangaroo.<br />The man, who died in Hillston in New South Wales state on Australia's east coast, had suffered extensive injuries that included a broken jaw.
