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South Carolina petting zoo worker apparently killed by kangaroo after stepping into its pen to ‘roughhouse’ with it

May 11, 2025
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South Carolina petting zoo worker apparently killed by kangaroo after stepping into its pen to ‘roughhouse’ with it
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The brother of a South Carolina petting zoo owner was apparently beaten to death by a kangaroo after possibly going into the Aussie animal’s pen to “roughhouse” with it, authorities said.

Eric Slate’s body was discovered inside the facility just before midnight on Friday night at 5-Star Farm near Loris — about 30 miles north of Myrtle Beach, the Horry County Coroner’s Office said.

Slate, 52, had a “history” of stepping into the kangaroo enclosure and “roughhousing” with it, which is what was happening at the time of his death, local council member Mark Causey told News13.

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The 5-Star Farm recently posted a picture of a kangaroo named Mr. Jack, but it’s not clear whether he was the animal that killed Eric Slate. Star Farm/Facebook

“It just went south,” he said.

The kangaroo was still in its enclosure at the family-owned farm when Slate’s body was found.

The farm recently posted a picture of a large red kangaroo named Mr. Jack, adding, “He loves neck scratches and will take treats from your hands.”

It’s not clear which animal killed Slate, but he was found with “multiple blunt force injuries.”

Adult male red kangaroos can weigh nearly 200 lbs. and grow up to 5-foot-11 tall, with powerful feet for kicking. In 2022, an elderly man was killed by his pet kangaroo in Western Australia, but that was believed to be the firs time a roo killed a person in nearly 90 years in the country.

5-Star Farm offers an interactive petting zoo with exotic animals, including camels, wallabies and kangaroos, owner Robert Slate wrote in a Facebook post.

5 Star Farm, Loris, South Carolina
The man’s body was found inside the enclosure at 5 Star Farm near Loris shortly before midnight on Friday night. Star Farm/Facebook

“Please keep my family in your thoughts and prayers,” he said.

The kangaroo is not aggressive and has not been euthanized, Causey added.

“It’s not an aggressive animal. It’s very sad… It was not the animal’s fault,” he said.

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A man has been killed at a South Carolina petting zoo after reportedly entering a kangaroo enclosure. phototrip.cz – stock.adobe.com

Experts are coming in this week to ensure the enclosure is safe and the animal is OK, he said.

South Carolina has some of the loosest restrictions in the US on the ownership of exotic animals.

It is one of only three states where kangaroo ownership isn’t prohibited.

The post South Carolina petting zoo worker apparently killed by kangaroo after stepping into its pen to ‘roughhouse’ with it appeared first on New York Post.

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