A man has died after a kangaroo attacked him and then prevented paramedics from getting near enough to help.

St John WA paramedics who raced to help the seriously injured man were forced to call police when the aggressive animal stopped them from getting near their patient.

Police arrived and shot the animal, but it was too late to save the 77-year-old man’s life.

Emergency services were called about 5pm on Sunday to Redmond, near the Western Australian town of Albany.

A family member had found the man with serious injuries from the attack which had happened earlier in the day, a police spokesman said.

It is believed the kangaroo was being kept by the man as a pet.

“The kangaroo was posing an ongoing threat to emergency responders and the attending officers were required to euthanize the kangaroo by firearm,” the spokesman said.

The region is home to the western grey kangaroo, which can grow to be about 70 kilograms and 97 to 223 centimetres from head to tail. It is believed the kangaroo that attacked the man was younger than a year old.

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