Eric Slate is believed to have been beaten to death by a kangaroo at his brother's petting zoo in South Carolina.

Eric, 52, died sometime between 8:15 p.m. and 11 p.m. Saturday in an enclosure occupied by Jack, a 4-year-old red kangaroo.

It’s not an aggressive animal. It’s very sad… It was not the animal’s fault,” local Councilmember Mark Causey said.

A 52-year-old man was found dead inside a kangaroo and wallaby enclosure in Loris late Friday. Horry County officers believe ...

Loris-area kangaroo owner Robert Slate of 5 Star Farm said his brother Eric Slate loved their kangaroo Jack and wasn't ...

As police continue to investigate the death of 52-year-old Eric Slate, who was found dead inside a kangaroo enclosure, his ...

Police are investigating the death of the man as an "apparent animal-related incident" at a family member's farm in Loris, ...

The Loris farm owner denies that his brother “roughhoused” with the marsupial. Family is awaiting autopsy results to find out how he died.

A man was found deceased in a wallabies and kangaroo enclosure in an 'apparent animal-related incident' off Highway 746 near ...

A ZOO worker has been battered to death by a kangaroo – after he climbed into its pen to “roughhouse” with it. Eric Slate, ...

As Horry County Police continue to investigate the death of 52-year-old Eric Slate who was found dead inside a kangaroo ...