AN ELDERLY alpaca farmer who kept a wild kangaroo as a pet has died after the beast savaged him at his Western Australia home. Peter Eades, 77, was discovered by a family member after being attacke…
kangaroo attacks are not uncommon
The last person to lose their life in a kangaroo attack was 38-year-old William Cruickshank, who suffered a broken jaw and extensive head injuries after a run-in with one of the animals back in 1936.
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