Watch Koala Brought Back to Life in Dramatic Rescue
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Steven Kuiter and Michelle Thomas/Animalia Wildlife Shelter(MELBOURNE, Australia) — Firefighters and wildlife workers in Melbourne, Australia, performed lifesaving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on an unconscious, injured koala Thursday — a dramatic effort that was captured on video.
Rescuers dropped the koala from a tree to crews below holding a blanket.
A worker from the Animalia Wildlife Shelter performed mouth-to-mouth and rubbed the koala’s chest, while a firefighter from the Frankston Fire Brigade gave the koala oxygen through a tube.
“C’mon, wake up,” a woman said.
The koala eventually woke up, groaning, drawing relief from the rescuers, who nicknamed the animal “Sir Chompsalot.”
He was later taken to a local animal hospital for treatment.
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