Man found dead inside kangaroos and wallabies enclosure in South Carolina, police say

Petting zoo worker beaten to death by KANGAROO after climbing into its pen

A ZOO worker has been battered to death by a kangaroo – after he climbed into its pen to “roughhouse” with it. Eric Slate, who was the brother of the petting zoo’s owner, was found beaten up at 5-Star Farm near Loris, South Carolina, according to cops. Facebook/Star FarmA zoo worker has been beaten to death by a kangaroo[/caption] Facebook/Star FarmThe 5-Star Farm recently posted a picture of a kangaroo named Mr. Jack, pictured, but it is unclea…

South Carolina Man's Death Linked To 'Suspected Kangaroo Fight' At A Petting Zoo

kangaroo Most people know Australia is overflowing with deadly animals you don’t want to encounter, but kangaroos aren’t typically included on that list. However, officials believe one may have been responsible for the death of a man in South Carolina after his body was found in an enclosure in a petting zoo. In 2022, a 77-year-old man in Australia who was keeping a wild kangaroo as a pet was killed by the animal, which marked the first time one…

Man 'beaten to death by kangaroo' after entering enclosure for 'roughhousing'

Eric Slate, 52, was found dead in a pen for kangaroos and wallabies at a petting zoo in South Carolina after suffering 'multiple blunt injuries' in the attack.

‘Not aggressive’: Petting zoo worker killed after ‘rough-housing’ with kangaroo

The brother of a South Carolina petting zoo owner was apparently beaten to death by a kangaroo after possibly going into the Aussie animal’s pen to “rough-house” with it, authorities said.

Man found dead in kangaroo, wallaby enclosure reportedly had 'history' of playing rough with animal

A man found dead in a kangaroo and wallaby enclosure in South Carolina reportedly had a "history" of entering the space to play rough with one of the animals.

South Carolina police investigating man found dead in kangaroo enclosure

Farm owner said death was ‘tragic incident involving a family member’