A kangaroo nicknamed ‘Brad Pit’ was rescued after it fell around 23 feet down an open abandoned mine shaft.
In heartwarming footage, Manfred Zabinskas from Five Freedoms Animal Rescue led a team of volunteers in Drummond, Victoria, Australia.
He abseiled down the mine shaft after darting the kangaroo and assessing its health, before the team lifted the animal out.
A kangaroo nicknamed ‘Brad Pit’ was rescued after it fell around 22 feet down an open abandoned mine shaft in Drummond, Victoria, Australia
Manfred Zabinskas from Five Freedoms Animal Rescue abseils into the pit to rescue the unconscious roo after it has been darted
In the video, Mr Zabinskas says ‘hello’ as he looks down into the pit at the kangaroo, before saying ‘look at you’.
The volunteers carefully pull the unconscious kangaroo in a black bag up the mine shaft to avoid knocking rocks on to him
The video was shared first by the rescue group on June 13 on the day of the rescue, and the group has been sharing regular updates on Brad Pit since then.
The group said: ‘He’d been clawing at the walls with no escape, but thankfully didn’t appear to have been down there too long.’
The kangaroo was found by two young children playing near the mine shaft, who alerted Wildlife Victoria hotline.
The kangaroo was estimated to have fallen around 23 feet (seven metres) down the abandoned mineshaft
Mr Zabinskas unzips the bags and strokes Brad’s head once the team managed to get him up to the surface
Fortunately, it was estimated that he was stuck down there for no more than a day.