A kangaroo joey has been rescued after being stuck down a hole for days in Merimbula on the NSW Far South Coast.
According to WIRES wildlife carer Janine Green, the joey was discovered by three children playing near the Merimbula Skatepark.
Ms Green was called to the rescue after Ella Cox, Campbell Lovatt and Banjo Bird found the joey at the bottom of a two-metre deep hole.
She said the joey was retrieved by placing a harness around her and pulling her out of the hole.
"When we got her she was very distressed, dehydrated and riddled with ticks, " Ms Green said.
"She must have been down there for a couple of days, lucky the kids came across her or we wouldn't have found her otherwise."
Ms Green said it was likely the mother, after not being able to find the joey, hopped away.
She thanked the kids for their "fast thinking" actions which involved running to the nearby Woolworths to find help.
The hole has been reported to Bega Valley Shire Council, meanwhile the recuperating joey remains in WIRES care with Ms Green.
WIRES was involved in the incident at Tura Beach where a driver allegedly mowed down and killed 20 kangaroos last week.
Ms Green reported three surviving kangaroo joeys have begun to settle and are on the mend.
The two older males have moved into care with Wildlife Rescue South Coast where they have become part of a buddy system with kangaroos the same size. It is hoped they will form a mob and eventually be released together.
A younger female joey, called Delilha, who feeds six times a day is still under the care of WIRES at Ms Green's home.
"Total strangers have approached me in the supermarket asking me if I am okay. Business owners have asked if I need anything. We've received cards, flowers, and donations of money," she said.