A woman was sent to the hospital after an encounter with a kangaroo at a popular Gold Coast golf club.

It was reported that 64-year-old Mary Kohler was playing golf with a group of friends at the Arundel Hills Country Club two weeks ago when she got targeted by a kangaroo.

Credit: YouTube/9 News Australia​

The attack left Mary with bleeding gashes along her neck and back.

She recalled: "I could feel the pounding and the scratching."

"I was screaming for help... my playing partners heard my cries and rushed to help."

"One of my girlfriends jumped out of the cart with a golf club and pounded the kangaroo off my back."

"It was quite terrifying. At this stage I didn't realise the extent of my injuries."

Mary Kohler was playing golf with a group of friends when she got attacked by a kangaroo. Credit: 9News.​

It was said that the kangaroo attack that Mary experienced was not an isolated case, as many golfers reported similar incidents.

Staff members of the golf club confirmed that kangaroo infestations were getting out of control as of late, prompting more and more golfers to fend the animals off with their clubs.

Footage shared on Facebook showed one club member telling staff about the ongoing kangaroo attacks.

The club member can be heard saying: "A roo has attacked 15 people now."

"It's still out there."

"What are you going to do, let a roo keep attacking people? What if it attacks a kid and kills it?"

The kangaroo infestation at the course was getting out of hand, according to staff members. Credit: 9News.​

The club members also expressed their disappointment over the inaction of the club, citing that they have been filing complaints over the last few years over the kangaroos.

It was also said that while the club has placed sign warnings for golfers to not approach the kangaroos, the animals appear in swarms at different parts of the course.

Arundel Hills Country Club has yet to speak on the requests for comments.

Queensland Parks and Wildlife claimed that while the club is private property and is out of their jurisdiction, they've notified the club to contact animal specialists to aid them with relocating any dangerous kangaroos.

For those of you who are living in a kangaroo infested area, there are several things you can do to keep yourself safe from a kangaroo attack. First, try to avoid areas where kangaroos are known to live. If you must go into kangaroo territory, be sure to make plenty of noise to warn the animals of your presence. Carry a stick or other weapon with you to defend yourself if necessary. Finally, if a kangaroo does attack, try to protect your head and neck as much as possible.

More information on how you can protect yourself from kangaroo attacks can be found here.

Stay safe out there, folks!

 

[Ricci]

Luckily our local kangaroos seem to be quite passive at the moment but I have noticed that their numbers seem to be increasing over the last couple of years. I'm hoping that their population explosion won't lead to aggression.

 

[JayKay]

Thirty-three years ago, my 2 year-old son was attacked by a kangaroo on South Molle Island. My son, daughter and I were heading to the sea for our final swim before coming home.
A group of children were patting a kangaroo about 20' away.
As we turned down the path, the leaped towards my son, and visciously scratched him down his head and back...the kangaroo had aimed at my son's eyes, but he turned just at the right moment.
Everyone just stood there, saying "My, my, look at that."
I had my big bag over my shoulder, and flung it at the roo.
It hopped away, but my son fell to the ground and rolled down the embankment, through a pile of burned embers and coral where a fish had been cooked several nights earlier onto the sand.
The poor little boy screamed, I scooped him up and raced him back to our room.
Someone followed me, and asked if the could help.
I ordered them to get some lemons from the bar.
I knew lemon juice is first aid for coral cuts.
So I rubbed lemons all over my son's back and head.
When I finished, my little boy said, "Can I have my swim now?"
Yes, I knew the sea water would be therapeutic too.
My son still won't let any animals near him, except grey nurse sharks when he goes scuba diving in NSW.
These sharks always come up to him to say hello.

 

[Singomate]

Golfer gets hospitalised after getting targeted by a kangaroo — here are all the details​

A woman was sent to the hospital after an encounter with a kangaroo at a popular Gold Coast golf club.

It was reported that 64-year-old Mary Kohler was playing golf with a group of friends at the Arundel Hills Country Club two weeks ago when she got targeted by a kangaroo.

Credit: YouTube/9 News Australia​

The attack left Mary with bleeding gashes along her neck and back.

She recalled: "I could feel the pounding and the scratching."

"I was screaming for help... my playing partners heard my cries and rushed to help."

"One of my girlfriends jumped out of the cart with a golf club and pounded the kangaroo off my back."

"It was quite terrifying. At this stage I didn't realise the extent of my injuries."

Mary Kohler was playing golf with a group of friends when she got attacked by a kangaroo. Credit: 9News.​

It was said that the kangaroo attack that Mary experienced was not an isolated case, as many golfers reported similar incidents.

Staff members of the golf club confirmed that kangaroo infestations were getting out of control as of late, prompting more and more golfers to fend the animals off with their clubs.

Footage shared on Facebook showed one club member telling staff about the ongoing kangaroo attacks.

The club member can be heard saying: "A roo has attacked 15 people now."

"It's still out there."

"What are you going to do, let a roo keep attacking people? What if it attacks a kid and kills it?"

The kangaroo infestation at the course was getting out of hand, according to staff members. Credit: 9News.​

The club members also expressed their disappointment over the inaction of the club, citing that they have been filing complaints over the last few years over the kangaroos.

It was also said that while the club has placed sign warnings for golfers to not approach the kangaroos, the animals appear in swarms at different parts of the course.

Arundel Hills Country Club has yet to speak on the requests for comments.

Queensland Parks and Wildlife claimed that while the club is private property and is out of their jurisdiction, they've notified the club to contact animal specialists to aid them with relocating any dangerous kangaroos.

For those of you who are living in a kangaroo infested area, there are several things you can do to keep yourself safe from a kangaroo attack. First, try to avoid areas where kangaroos are known to live. If you must go into kangaroo territory, be sure to make plenty of noise to warn the animals of your presence. Carry a stick or other weapon with you to defend yourself if necessary. Finally, if a kangaroo does attack, try to protect your head and neck as much as possible.

More information on how you can protect yourself from kangaroo attacks can be found here.

Stay safe out there, folks!

That golf club has since closed it's gates, I wonder if the threat of legal action had anything to do with it??