Kangaroo rescued after getting head stuck in watering can

A kangaroo that got its head stuck in a watering can was spotted in distress in a paddock near the Coffin Bay golf course in South Australia on Saturday morning. Local resident Ian Berry, who snapped pictures of the kangaroo rescue, could not believe his eyes. “I’d just finished a round of golf and then we spotted this big kangaroo in the paddock with its head in a watering can,” Mr Berry said.



“I got out to check if it was stuck and it certainly was.” While Mr Berry was checking on the kangaroo, fellow Coffin Bay locals Rob Smith and Steve Dew, who had spotted the roo earlier, had returned with rope and tin cutters with the aim to set the marsupial free. Luckily, they succeeded – but not without a few failed attempts first.





“They used rope first … one had rope tied around the can and the other had the roo’s tail and they tried pulling but it didn’t work,” Mr Berry said. “At this point it (the kangaroo) was pretty tired because it had been trying to kick the can off … (Mr Smith and Mr Dew) were able to get close enough to cut the can off.



“Once it was free of the watering can it jumped off. It wouldn’t have survived too long if Rob and Steve hadn’t gotten the can off.” Mr Berry suspects the kangaroo had found the can with a some water left in the bottom and had put its head in it for a drink. “It’s not something you see every day that’s for sure,” he said.