Port Macquarie: Kangaroo 'tries to drown' man in Australia floodwaters

The marsupial held the man down in floodwater after they got into a fight near Port Macquarie.

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Don James is said to have found himself fighting for his life as the marsupial held him down in floodwaters which had pooled on the side of the road near Port Macquarie - only escaping after the animal appeared to become spooked.

Kristy Lees, who watched the battle unfold in her rear-view mirror, told the BBC: "It's not every day a big, male kangaroo decides to take you on... Even in Australia, you do not expect to see it."

She suspects the "very distressed" kangaroo had become trapped in the area following the record flooding that hit New South Wales this week, leaving five people dead.

Ms Lees was first alerted to the kangaroo's presence as she drove down to check the water levels in Port Macquarie's North Shore with her husband, at about 09:00 local time on Friday (23:00 GMT on Thursday).