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A Melbourne jogger has been mauled by an angry kangaroo as she went on her morning run.

Debbie Urquhart, 54, said the kangaroo attacked her at about 6am on Saturday morning (local time), repeatedly kicking her, ripping her clothes and throwing her around "like a rag doll".

Mrs Urquhart, a personal trainer, attempted to crawl away from the kangaroo, but "he just kept on kicking into me". She eventually escaped by playing dead, running away as soon as the kangaroo left her alone.

Screaming and covered in blood, she had to run about 500m to her home, where her husband rushed her to the emergency department.