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Queensland floods: Cheers for our kangaroo rescuer. Helping hand: Ray Cole carries the injured joey to safety.

Queensland floods: Cheers for our kangaroo rescuer

Picture: Villiers Nick De Source: HWT Image Library A WILDLIFE warrior who risked his life to rescue a kangaroo in Queensland's floods is a former Melbourne resident who left Victoria six years ago because he "couldn't stand the weather". Ray Cole, a father of five, was cheered by onlookers but threatened with arrest by police when he waded into turgid waters to pluck the drowning joey to safety. Mr Cole said he "couldn't stand there and watch our coat of arms just drown". "When I was growing up on the streets of Preston we learned and lived by the motto that you reach out and help others," Mr Cole said.

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