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Lewis The Koala Who Was Saved From The NSW Bushfires Has Passed Away

Unfortunately his burns were too severe - by Chelsea Tromans
  • 27 Nov 2019
Lewis The Koala Who Was Saved From The NSW Bushfires Has Passed Away

Lewis the koala made news around the world last week after he was rescued from the New South Wales fires by passerby Toni Doherty who saw him heading into the flames. Toni got out of her car and rushed to rescue the koala. She poured water over the squealing animal to put out the flames and wrapped him in her own shirt. 

Toni says her "natural instinct" kicked in when she saw the distressed animal. "I knew if we didn't get him down from the tree, then he would've been up there amongst the flames," she told Nine News.

The koala, which Toni named Lewis after one of her grandchildren, was taken to the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital and was being treated for serious burns on his hands, feet, arms and the inside of his legs.

Woman reunited with brave koala she rescued from fire | Nine News Australia

On Sunday, the hospital provided an update on Lewis’ condition, noting that he is receiving substantial pain relief and is in home care receiving round the clock care. “Its early days yet for him, and with anyone who suffers burns human or animal, things can often get worse before they get better.”

Unfortunately, Lewis' burn injuries did worsen, and the following day the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital had to make the difficult decision to put him down. 

“Today we made the decision to put Ellenborough Lewis to sleep,” said the koala hospital in a Facebook announcement on Monday. “The Koala Hospital's number one goal is animal welfare, so it was on those grounds that this decision was made,” explained the post.

"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.”

Chelsea Tromans
Chelsea Tromans
Chelsea Tromans is a fashion, beauty and lifestyle editor whose words can be found on BEAUTYcrew, marie claire, Women’s Health, WHO, Daily Addict, and The Joye…just to name a few. She’s a night owl who’s trying to train herself to be a morning person (coffee helps!) and she recently traded in her hectic Sydney life for a quieter pace in Brisbane.

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