Sydney, Nov 27 (TIWN) A koala which drew attention after being rescued from a wildfire in Australia has died, after failing to recover from his burns.

The koala, dubbed Lewis, had been taken to an animal hospital last week after a woman plucked him from a tree in burning bushland in New South Wales.  Video of the rescue - which shows Toni Doherty using her shirt to wrap up the koala - was viewed globally.  Vets said the marsupial was put down because his burns were not improving.  "[Our] number one goal is animal welfare, so it was on those grounds that this decision was made," said Port Macquarie Koala Hospital.