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Wed 02 Feb 2009Sam the koala, a symbol of hope, rises from Australia's ashes
A bewildered and badly burned koala has emerged from the ashes of Australia's deadliest bushfires, a small beacon of hope after days of devastation and the loss of more than 180 lives.
Volunteer firefighter Dave Tree came across the stricken koala, affectionately named Sam, cowering in a burned out section of a forest at Mirboo North, some 150 km southeast of Melbourne.
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