THIS is one lucky kangaroo.

A Coffin Bay skippy must have been a little too keen for a drink, and got its head stuck in a watering can.

The kangaroo was spotted in distress in a paddock near the Coffin Bay golf course on Saturday morning.

Local Ian Berry, who snapped pictures of the kangaroo rescue, could not believe his eyes.

“I’d just finished a round of golf and then we spotted this big kangaroo in the paddock with its head in a watering can,” Mr Berry said.

“I got out to check if it was stuck and it certainly was.”

While Mr Berry was checking on the kangaroo, fellow Coffin Bay locals Rob Smith and Steve Dew, who had spotted the roo earlier, had returned with rope and tin cutters with the aim to set the marsupial free.

Luckily, they succeeded – but not without a few failed attempts first.

“They used rope first … one had rope tied around the can and the other had the roo’s tail and they tried pulling but it didn’t work,” Mr Berry said.

“At this point it (the kangaroo) was pretty tired because it had been trying to kick the can off … (Mr Smith and Mr Dew) were able to get close enough to cut the can off.

“Once it was free of the watering can it jumped off. It wouldn’t have survived too long if Rob and Steve hadn’t gotten the can off.”

A post on the Coffin Bay Facebook page shared a “big thank you” to Mr Smith and Mr Dew.

“A big thank you to Rob Smith and Steve Dew who saved this large male kangaroo from certain death after being able to get close enough to cut the watering can so as to be able to pull the kangaroo’s head out of the can,” the post said.

“The kangaroo then hopped off, no doubt with a sore neck, but happy to be alive.”

Mr Berry suspects the kangaroo had found the can with a some water left in the bottom and had put its head in it for a drink.

“It’s not something you see every day that’s for sure,” he said.

“I think it’s a good reminder to everyone to be mindful to not leave items around that could hurt native animals.

“He is one lucky kangaroo.”