Moment Caught On Camera When A Kangaroo Shakes The Hand Of A Man Who Rescued Him From A Frozen Lake
A kangaroo, a frozen lake, and a rescue that ended with a surprisingly human gesture, this story has all the ingredients of a viral moment. What started as a tense morning in Canberra quickly turned into something people could not stop sharing.
Two men spotted the shivering animal in the icy water and worked together to get it back to safety. The kangaroo had already been rescued more than once that morning, which made the scene even stranger, and the reason it ended up in the lake only added to the drama.
By the time the video spread online, the hand-shake moment had already stolen the show. Read on.
Members of the public came across the shivering marsupial in the waters near the Captain Cook fountain around 5:30 a.m.
The temperature in Canberra was -1.
The rescue may be seen in the video:
“This was my morning - only in Canberra - well done to these two guys - bloody freezing - the guy wearing the Soldier On top is ex-Navy - good news the kangaroo came good,” the video caption said.
That caption says a lot about how unusual the whole scene was.
And if you think the Lake Burley Griffin rescues are intense, fishermen spot a stranded figure on an iceberg and rush to help.
Mr. Boyd added, "I was strolling down the lake about 5:30 this morning and observed the little fella sitting in the water, shivering, and obviously in a bit of trouble."
He immediately dialed Access Canberra, and two other people assisted the creature in getting out of the water.
He stated that he had never witnessed anything like it in Canberra. Mr. Boyd, who is leaving the city, said that the community's attempts to save the kangaroo had boosted his spirits.
"It was just a good news thing ... to make people happy, I guess, and in the times we're living in, it's good to see people rally around, get something done, and have a good outcome," he said.
It is only natural to wonder what that kangaroo was doing in the water and why he needed to be rescued three times.
An eyewitness, Penelope Twemlow, told The Canberra Times:
"I saw a kangaroo fighting, for want of a better word, a gentleman on a bicycle," she said. "That gentleman had the bike between him and the kangaroo to try and defend himself, and the minute he tried to get away, the kangaroo went after him again," Ms. Twemlow said.
"In the kerfuffle, the kangaroo ended up in Lake Burley Griffin."
So the mystery of the frozen lake rescue comes down to one very confused kangaroo.
Before you go, watch a mom kangaroo tenderly hug her baby after a viral rescue moment.
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