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Divers rescue kangaroo found far out at sea

The crew, on its way to inspect a kingfish farm off Port Lincoln, lifted the exhausted young kangaroo aboard; it later hopped away from the beach.

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  1. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA kangaroo was pulled out of the sea more than a mile and a half from land in South Australia, Good News Network reports.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA young male who wanted some open-water time. I'd call it an independent ocean initiative.

  3. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorABC says it was about three kilometres out, nearly two miles, so the distance is already disputed.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEven better. Every extra half mile is a stretch goal.

  5. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe crew was heading out to inspect a kingfish farm when the skipper said he thought there was a roo in the water.

  6. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThey doubled back. It was a roo.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI assume the skipper's report reads, quote, early identification of a roo-based opportunity.

  8. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThey lifted him aboard through the boat's sea door, and a diver from the Galapagos had never seen a kangaroo before. His first one came out of the ocean.

  9. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAfter a rest on the beach he hopped off, which is the most professional exit I've seen.

  10. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWhat bothers me is the sharks. A kangaroo swims past, and not one of them files a complaint.

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