Guest guest Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 Meet the luckiest marsupial Down Under... July 15 2008 at 10:39AM Canberra - A koala that cheated death after being hit by a car at 100km/h and dragged with his head jammed through the vehicle grill for 12km is being dubbed Australia's luckiest marsupial.The eight-year-old male koala, named "Ely 'Lucky' Grills" by rescuers, was struck by an unwitting motorist north of Brisbane and found only when the car stopped after being flagged down by another vehicle."To have him survive and virtually unscathed is quite miraculous," Australian Wildlife Hospital spokesperson Carolyn Beaton told reporters on Tuesday."Lucky" hung on during his ordeal with one arm and his trapped head, and was freed with household scissors used like a fireman's "jaws-of-life" to cut around the car's mesh grill with the horrified owner's permission, Beaton said."Whilst Lucky was in shock, he quickly recovered and was nearly better after a couple of hours rest and a feed," she said.Lucky will stay at the hospital, set up by the late television wildlife and crocodile crusader Steve Irwin, for 45 days to recover from his experience and receive treatment for a chlamydial infection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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