Australia fires: Rescued koalas named after American firefighters who died fighting devastating bushfires
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Three koalas rescued during Australia's wildfire crisis have been named for American firefighters who were tragically killed in the region last week. According to ANU, the three Snowy Mountain Koalas have been named Ian, Paul and Rick for Captain Ian McBeth, first officer Paul Clyde Hudson and flight engineer Rick DeMorgan Jr. The three brave firefighters and U.S. military veterans were killed in a plane crash while battling the bushfires in New South Wales, the same region where the koalas were found.
As said here by Sophie Lewis