Elderly Man Rescues, Scolds Koala That Wandered Into The Road

An 82-year-old man in Queensland, Australia, rescued and scolded a koala that wandered into the middle of a busy road. Witness Tracey Drescher captured video of the incident on Beaudesert-Beenleigh Road in Beenleigh, northwest of the Gold Coast. The footage shows the man, identified as Terry, walking through stopped traffic to retrieve the stranded koala between vehicles and a barrier wall. Terry then carried the animal to safety on the side of the road, where he proceeded to lecture the marsupial. According to Terry, he was telling the koala “not to scratch” as he tried to help it, but the “little mongrel just kept scratching.” Despite some “battle scars,” Terry said he is not too bothered by the incident. He has since returned to the location and spotted the koala, now nicknamed Ted, again. (UPI)

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