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| Hero in underpants 'tackles 'roo' | |
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| A man in Australia says he suffered scratched buttocks and shredded underpants wrestling a kangaroo which smashed through his bedroom window. | |
| Beat Ettlin, his wife and daughter cowered beneath their blankets as it jumped on their bed. | Beat Ettlin, his wife and daughter cowered beneath their blankets as it jumped on their bed. |
| But it then bounded into the room of the Ettlins' young son, who screamed, and Mr Ettlin was forced to act. | But it then bounded into the room of the Ettlins' young son, who screamed, and Mr Ettlin was forced to act. |
| Mr Ettlin struggled to get the hopping marsupial into a headlock and drag it to the front door. | Mr Ettlin struggled to get the hopping marsupial into a headlock and drag it to the front door. |
| Shoved outside, wounded, it disappeared into a nearby reserve outside Canberra. | Shoved outside, wounded, it disappeared into a nearby reserve outside Canberra. |
| Inside, the animal - which Mr Ettlin said was about his own height, 5 ft 9 in (175cm) - had gouged holes in the furniture and smeared blood over the walls as it bounced around the house. | Inside, the animal - which Mr Ettlin said was about his own height, 5 ft 9 in (175cm) - had gouged holes in the furniture and smeared blood over the walls as it bounced around the house. |
| "I just kept holding the covers over my head and felt the kangaroo jumping on top of us," recalled Mr Ettlin's wife, Verity Beman. | "I just kept holding the covers over my head and felt the kangaroo jumping on top of us," recalled Mr Ettlin's wife, Verity Beman. |
| She described her husband as "a hero: a hero in Bonds undies" - referring to a brand of underwear popular in Australia. | She described her husband as "a hero: a hero in Bonds undies" - referring to a brand of underwear popular in Australia. |
| Mr Ettlin, who is 42 and originally from Switzerland, described himself as a lucky man. | Mr Ettlin, who is 42 and originally from Switzerland, described himself as a lucky man. |
| "My initial thought when I was half awake was, 'it's a lunatic ninja coming through the window'," he said. | "My initial thought when I was half awake was, 'it's a lunatic ninja coming through the window'," he said. |
| Kangaroos are common around the outskirts of Canberra, but only rarely invade homes, experts say. | Kangaroos are common around the outskirts of Canberra, but only rarely invade homes, experts say. |