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Petting zoo worker beaten to death by KANGAROO after climbing into its pen to ‘roughhouse’ with animal
A ZOO worker has been battered to death by a kangaroo – after he climbed into its pen to “roughhouse” with it. Eric Slate, ...
Petting zoo worker 'beaten to death by kangaroo' as owner makes horror discovery
A zoo worker has been battered to death by a kangaroo after he climbed into its pen for rough-and-tumble. Eric Slate,52, was ...
PETA asks McMaster to ban ‘direct contact’ with exotic animals in wake of Horry County man’s death in farm’s kangaroo enclosure
The animal-rights group PETA has asked Gov. Henry McMaster to ban “direct contact with wild and exotic animals in South ...
S.C. farm owner speaks out after brother found dead in kangaroo enclosure
As police continue to investigate the death of 52-year-old Eric Slate, who was found dead inside a kangaroo enclosure, his ...
South Carolina Man Killed in Suspected Attack by Kangaroo He Would Often 'Roughhouse' with
Eric Slate, 52, was found dead inside the wallaby and kangaroo enclosure at the 5 Star Farm in Loris, South Carolina.
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News13 Exclusive: Loris farm owner says kangaroo, brother had close bond at time of man’s death
In recent weeks, Eric Slate gave up going to the gym or other hobbies that his family were accustomed to. Instead, he’d spend ...
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SC kangaroo owner said brother loved the animal. What happened the night he was found dead
The Loris farm owner denies that his brother “roughhoused” with the marsupial. Family is awaiting autopsy results to find out how he died.
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Update: Man found dead inside kangaroo pen at Loris farm. Police is investigating death
Horry County Police are investigating the death of a person by an animal outside the Myrtle Beach area. Police have released ...
South Carolina petting zoo worker apparently killed by kangaroo after stepping into its pen to ‘roughhouse’ with it
It’s not an aggressive animal. It’s very sad… It was not the animal’s fault,” local Councilmember Mark Causey said.
'It was not the animal's fault': SC man killed while roughhousing with kangaroo, officials say
A 52-year-old man was found dead inside a kangaroo and wallaby enclosure in Loris late Friday. Horry County officers believe ...
'They had bonded': SC kangaroo owner says brother cared for animal before his death in its pen
Loris-area kangaroo owner Robert Slate of 5 Star Farm said his brother Eric Slate loved their kangaroo Jack and wasn't ...
South Carolina Man’s Death Linked To ‘Suspected Kangaroo Fight’ At A Petting Zoo
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, ...