SAVAGE KANGAROO

Grey River Argus, 12 March 1940, Page 12

SAVAGE KANGAROO

DOG AND BOY ATTACKED. SYDNEY, February 28. A kangaroo at bay attacked Lawrence Myers, aged 14, near his home at Sandy Hollow, and with teeth and claws inflicted serious injuries. But for the help of his elder brother, who drove off the kangaroo, he would probably have been killed. The boy was climbing a mountain near his home when his dog gave chase to the kangaroo. The boy followed, and found -the dog and the kangaroo fighting on a narrow ledge on a cliff-face. The kangaroo seized the dog and hurled it over the cliff, and immediately attacked the boy, who had been watching the struggle 20 paces away. Fearful of sharing the fate of the dog, the boy fought grimly until his brother .arrived and he was able to escape. . , /.J Later he was treated in hospital for injuries to the arms, legs, back and face. A wound, in his face, near/an eye required seven stitches. .