Heroic moment two tourists rescue a stricken kangaroo after coming across the marsupial trapped in wire fencing
- Couple were driving along the Murray River when they saw a trapped kangaroo
- The animal dangled helplessly as its feet were trapped in the wired fence
- Tourists used blade to free the kangaroo and returned hours later to check on it
Brave tourists have set free a trapped kangaroo after coming across the helpless animal in the outback.
A husband and wife were driving along the Murray River in South Australia when they saw a distressed roo trapped in a wired fence.
The couple who are new to Australia were initially scared to free the kangaroo and were worried about its volatile nature.
Husband and wife were driving along the Murray River in South Australia when they saw a distressed kangaroo trapped in a wired fencing (pictured)
The man bravely approached the kangaroo and freed the feeble animal as it dangled upside down (pictured)
The husband bravely freed the marsupial as it dangled upside down.
‘My husband wanted to free the kangaroo while it was still alive,’ the wife said in the video.
The two part footage uploaded to Tik Tok, showed the man using a blade to cut the wire away from the animal’s feet.
He proceeded to tug on the wire until both legs of the kangaroo were released.
The caption read: ‘Mission accomplished.’
Viewers have since commended the man for his actions.
‘Good man, nice to see someone helping animals,’ commented one person.
‘You’re a star,’ another agreed.
The couple commented that they returned to check on the kangaroo a few hours later as it did not move for some time once freed.
‘We made sure he went through (the fence) and came back to check on him when the night came,’ they commented.
The video has been watched more than 25,000 views.
The couple returned to the location hours after to make sure the kangaroo was safe and well. Pictured: kangaroo sitting on the ground after being set free