Craig Wilson was out fishing with his stepfather Bob in a lake in Tasmania when they suddenly heard splashing in the distance. The two Australian man eventually saw a brown furry object flopping around in the water. They assumed it was a duck-billed platypus, so they weren't too concerned.
However, after a few minutes of splashing, the two men realized that it wasn't a platypus at all… it was actually a wombat! Wombats aren't exactly known for their swimming prowess, so the two men quickly discovered that this poor marsupial was in dire need of some help.
They drove their boat over to the drowning creature and began the harrowing rescue operation! The poor guy was barely able to keep his head above water, so it seems like the fishermen arrived at the last possible second.
Craig stuck out his fishing rod and the wombat immediately grabbed onto it for dear life, but when it kept slipping out of his grip, they knew they had to do something more!
Check out the photos below and let us know what you would do if you saw a drowning wombat!
At first, the men used their fishing poles to see if the wayward wombat would grab onto it. He did!
The little guy seemed pretty exhausted, and kept losing his grip on the fishing pole. Luckily, the fishermen had a net for bigger catches!
The poor wombat was waterlogged and so tired. The two men managed to get him completely in the net before lifting him onboard.
After a few minutes just lying there in utter exhaustion, the wombat started to walk around the boat. Sniffing things and investigating the fish, he honestly seemed thankful for what his two new human friends did for him!
They even offered him a fish, which he sniffed at but didn't eat. Once the boat made it to the shore, they let the wombat go, and he happily walked back into the forest where he belongs!
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