Brave Qld grandmother bounces back from Kangaroo attack
A Queensland grandmother has been left with severe cuts and bruises after a prolonged attack from a territorial kangaroo.
Esma Armstrong was picking passionfruit on her Sunshine Coast property when she unwittingly stepped between a mother and her joey.
The kangaroo pinned the 78-year-old against a fence and clawed at her skin, leaving her clothing in shreds.
Ms Armstrong says she feared for her life before deciding to defend herself in an unexpected way.
"A very brave move to grab a kangaroo by the throat and bring her down,” she told 7News.
“But you try all sorts of things when you're scared.”
The kangaroo backed away, leaving Ms Armstrong shaken but with her sense of humour intact.
"My story is after she ripped my shorts and undies off she got a fright what she saw and she went.”
Ms Armstrong says she wants others to learn from her mistake and show greater respect for the local wildlife.
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