Lewis - The Koala Rescued By A Woman In Australia Fire - Has Sadly Passed Away
Last week the video of a woman saving a koala from a bush fire went viral Toni Doherty rescued the Koala and named it after one of her grand children - Lewis Lewis. The Koala was admitted to Port Macquarie Koala Hospital where it was being treated for its burns. Its condition unfortunately did not improve and the hospital decided to put the poor koala out of its misery.
Last week the video of a woman saving a koala from a bush fire, went viral. Toni Doherty rescued the Koala and named it after one of her grand children - Lewis.
Lewis was admitted to Port Macquarie Koala Hospital where it was being treated for its burns. Its condition, unfortunately, did not improve, and the hospital decided to put the poor koala out of its misery.
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The official page of Port Macquarie Koala Hospital wrote, ¡®Today we made the decision to put Ellenborough Lewis to sleep. We placed him under general anesthesia this morning to assess his burns injuries and change the bandages. We recently posted that "burns injuries can get worse before they get better". In Ellenborough Lewis's case, the burns did get worse, and unfortunately would not have gotten better. The Koala Hospital's number one goal is animal welfare, so it was on those grounds that this decision was made.
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Even though Lewis had been receiving "substantial pain relief," but the hospital said that "his injuries and his pain are not treatable and tolerable."
The hospital estimated that Lewis was 14 years old.
What happened is that Toni Doherty rushed towards the koala which appeared to be severely burnt and took her top off to carry it. She then hurriedly tried to douse the little animal¡¯s body with water, while the koala squealed in pain. After that, with the help of crew around, she wrapped the koala in a blanket. In the video, the little animal was visibly in pain.
Watch the moment this woman runs towards a raging bushfire in order to save a badly burned koala ?
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The woman even took off her top to save the crying animal who had been injured by the flames.
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Crews in New South Wales are battling fires covering more than 3.2 million acres, as you read this. The state's fire service says that they have seen more fires this season than the past three seasons combined.
Thousands of koalas have died in the Australia bush fires and sadly, Lewis did too, after all the efforts that were made to save it.
