the koala latched on to forster 's leg . ms forster was taken to hospital after the koala bite . mary anne forster was attacked by a koala while walking her dogs . mary anne forster took her two dogs for a walk two weeks ago and when they pulled her toward a koala at the base of a tree , 7news adelaide reported wednesday . the koala felt very threatened because it attached itself with its mouth , jaws , to my leg and bit very hard , bit very deeply , ” she told 7news . “ obviously the koala felt very threatened because it attached itself with its mouth , jaws , to my leg and bit very hard , bit very deeply , ” she said . williamstown woman mary anne forster said she was walking her dogs at the time , bitten and bloodied . a woman has been left bloodied and required a four - day stay in hospital after being attacked by a koala north of adelaide .