The wild animal appeared to shake the hand of one of its rescuers to say "thanks". Photo / Facebook, Storyful
The wild animal appeared to shake the hand of one of its rescuers to say "thanks". Photo / Facebook, Storyful
An incredible video has emerged of a sweet interaction between two men and a kangaroo after it found itself stranded in chilly water.
Three men spotted the roo standing on its own in Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin on Tuesday, and decided they would brave the icy water and potential injuryto rescue it.
Video later shared to Facebook showed local man David Boyd and another man carefully approaching the wild animal with their arms outstretched.
The seemingly perplexed kangaroo fortunately stayed completely still, allowing the men to lift it out of the water and safely back on to dry land.
Another man caught the animal as it fell on to the footpath, appearing exhausted from the ordeal.
"This was my morning – only in Canberra – well done to these two guys absolute champions – bloody freezing," his post read.
The kangaroo was carried out of the chilly lake by these two men. Photo / Facebook, Storyful
The footage received reactions from more than 3000 people, with hundreds of those praising the courageous work of the men involved.
"That water would have been freezing. Well done for rescuing that kangaroo," one person wrote in a comment.
"Well done, and cool how it thanked you," another wrote.
Others pointed out the men should consider themselves lucky the kangaroo's legs were too cold to be of use, as they may have been used as powerful weapons.
