The koala saved by the woman who threw herself into the flames is alive and has met her heroine in the hospital

The koala saved by the woman named Toni, who threw herself into the flames during a fire, is alive but will need a lot of care to make it through.

Good news about the koala saved by Toni Doherty, the woman who in the middle of a a fire broke out in Australia, in Port Macquarie, braved the flames to snatch him from certain death. The animal, called "Lewis", admitted to the Port Macquarie hospital, he's recovering slowly even if his conditions are still serious, according to what the hospital told 9news Australia:

“His feet are completely burned and he has chest and stomach burns. He has been blindfolded and given antibiotics, but it will take a lot of care if he can make it. "

Toni, after the heroic gesture, reached the koala in the hospital to check her health conditions and was interviewed by 9news, to which she revealed that she had never heard a koala cry and scream before:

“I've never heard of a koala before. I didn't realize they could scream. It was so heartbreaking and I knew I had to get him out of there as quickly as possible. "

Then he added:

“I knew I had to put something around him as I ran to the tree, so I took off my shirt and covered him up. I just tried to get it out of the fire, it was so hot and it was so scary. "

Aware that the road to complete cure is still long, considering the trauma suffered by the animal, Toni hopes that his "Lewis" will recover soon:

“It's a long way to recovery. She was eating leaves yesterday ”.

Lewis is around 14 years old … he’s well enough to have a munch on some eucalyptus leaves this morning. Is still suffering some serious burns after being rescued from a bushfire yesterday. ? @9NewsSyd pic.twitter.com/OFzX9PqfeW

— Lizzie Pearl (@lizziepearl) November 19, 2019

We hope Lewis will survive although sadly many other koalas are at risk from the continuing wildfires in New South Wales and Queensland. To help them, the Port Macquarie Koala hospital, in addition to helping them in case of need, has launched a GoFundMe campaign to collect donations for the construction of several watering stations in the areas affected by the fire, in the hope that they can give a chance to save the fauna. wild in distress. Let's help them!