The badly burned koala, filmed drinking from a volunteer firefighter's water bottle, became a symbol of hope for the survivors of the deadly bushfires that killed 173 people and left 7,500 homeless.
But just months after her rescue from the fires, Sam was diagnosed with cysts linked to the life-threatening disease chlamydia that has ravaged the koala population.
The four-year-old koala was due to have surgery today to remove the cysts but John Butler of the Morwell Vet Clinic discovered Sam had severe changes in her urinary and reproductive tract that were non-operable.
Photo, source: AP
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