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

South Carolina officials investigating death of Eric Slate, 52, and conditions of the petting zoo owned by his brother

Officials in South Carolina 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.

Eric Slate, 52, died of “multiple blunt [force] injuries”, according to Tamara Willard, the chief deputy coroner of Horry county, as reported by WPDE News.