Two injured while trying to avoid hitting kangaroo on Montana's Hi-Line

Associated Press | Great Falls Tribune

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DODSON — A Montana Highway Patrol Trooper says two people were injured after the driver swerved their vehicle to avoid hitting a kangaroo on the road.

Trooper Matt Finley tells KWYB-TV that he thought it was joke when he was responding to the call on Wednesday morning out on Highway 2 until he saw the kangaroo.

He says there is a kangaroo farm located west of Dodson.

He says the people in the vehicle suffered minor injuries after their vehicle rolled.

He says he did not attempt to capture the marsupial.

Dodson is located in Phillips County in northern Montana.

Tina and Richard Phillips tell the Tribune the kangaroo in question was not their 1-year-old wallaby, Rootie, who is housed at the LA Ranch Animal Refuge and Petting Zoo near Fort Belknap. Tina Phillips said the facility received concerned calls through Thursday asking about their wallaby.

“Swerved to miss a kangaroo.”



Do what now? 🤔 In Montana?



Yep. For realz.



(Trooper Finley assured me this was legit.)#AddThatOneToTheList #BigSkyMeetsDownUnder #DontSwerve pic.twitter.com/847Cw0MpsS — Trooper TJ Templeton (@Trooper_TJ) June 21, 2018

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- Reporter Seaborn Larson contributed to this article.