Man died of ‘blunt force injuries’ at US zoo after suspected kangaroo fight

<p>South Carolina officials investigating death of Eric Slate, 52, and conditions of the petting zoo owned by his brother</p><p>Officials in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/south-carolina">South Carolina</a> are investigating the death of a man who was believed to have been killed while fighting a kangaroo in an enclosure at a children’s petting zoo.</p><p>Eric Slate, 52, died of “multiple blunt [force] injuries”, according to Tamara Willard, the chief deputy coroner of Horry county, as <a href="https://wpde.com/news/local/animal-related-incident-results-in-death-investigation-horry-co-police-say-county-south-carolina-loris-adult-non-domesticated-released-available-autopsy-coroner">reported by WPDE News</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/12/man-died-kangaroo-fight-south-carolina-zoo">Continue reading...</a>