Our reporter pranked into thinking the koala she’s holding is a ’deadly drop bear’ | ITV News

An ITV News correspondent is the talk of the town - or island - in Australia after she was pranked by her camera operator and workers at a wildlife park. Debi Edward was reporting from Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park which had said it was becoming “overwhelmed“ by injured koalas following the devastating bushfires which have burnt huge swathes of Australia. Experts say at least half of the 60,000 koalas on the island have been killed. Across Australia at least 27 people have been died and thousands of homes d