Eric Slate is believed to have been beaten to death by a kangaroo at his brother's petting zoo in South Carolina.

A ZOO worker has been battered to death by a kangaroo – after he climbed into its pen to “roughhouse” with it. Eric Slate, ...

Officials from Horry County, South Carolina, have suggested Eric Slate - who was known to 'roughhouse' with animals - died ...

It’s not an aggressive animal. It’s very sad… It was not the animal’s fault,” local Councilmember Mark Causey said.

Eric Slate, 52, was found dead in a kangaroo and wallaby enclosure at a South Carolina petting zoo. He reportedly had a ...

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Eric Slate, 52, was found dead inside the wallaby and kangaroo enclosure at the 5 Star Farm in Loris, South Carolina.

A 56-year-old zoo employee who was known to "roughhouse" with a kangaroo was found dead in their enclosure last week, covered ...

A 52-year-old man was found dead inside a kangaroo and wallaby enclosure in Loris late Friday. Horry County officers believe ...

South Carolina is one of only three states where owning a kangaroo is not prohibited, according to Myrtle Beach Sun News. Willard told Newsweek that Slate was found with "multiple blunt injuries ...

Horry County Police Department is investigating after a person died in an "animal-related incident" in the Loris area Friday, ...