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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.
'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 ...
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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 ...
Man, 52, Dead with 'Multiple Blunt Force Injuries' After Suspected Animal Attack in Enclosure at S.C. Zoo
A man was found deceased in a wallabies and kangaroo enclosure in an 'apparent animal-related incident' off Highway 746 near Loris, South Carolina, on Friday, May 9, the Horry County Police Department ...
'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 ...
Kangaroo Kills Man at Petting Zoo
Eric Slate was found with "multiple blunt injuries" inside the enclosure, Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard ...