Slate's younger brother, Robert Slate, who owns the zoo, said he was the one who found Eric's body in the enclosure, which is shared by a 4-year-old red kangaroo named Jack and several wallabies.

A kangaroo is being blamed for the death of a man named Eric Slate in South Carolina after his body was found at a petting zoo. Slate is said to have had a habit of going into the Australian ...

Most people know Australia is overflowing with deadly animals you don’t want to encounter, but kangaroos aren’t typically included on that list. However, officials believe one may have been ...

LORIS, S.C. (WMBF) - As South Carolina police continue to investigate the death of 52-year-old Eric Slate, who was found dead inside a kangaroo enclosure at 5 Star Farm in Loris, his younger ...

Nobody can take that away from me.” Eric Slate, 52, was found dead with multiple blunt injuries inside an enclosure containing this red kangaroo named Jack at 5 Star Farm in Loris on Friday.

Robert Slate, owner of 5 Star Farm in Loris, said Saturday in statement on Facebook that “a tragic incident involving a family member” took place on Friday evening.

A ZOO worker has been battered to death by a kangaroo – after he climbed into its pen to “roughhouse” with it. Eric Slate, who was the brother of the petting zoo’s owner, wa… ...

News13 Exclusive: Loris farm owner says kangaroo, brother had close bond at time of man’s death by: Skylar Musick, Adam Benson Posted: May 12, 2025 / 02:50 PM CDT Updated: May 12, 2025 / 02:50 ...

Loris Jack, a red kangaroo, had only been at 5 Star Farm for two weeks, but Eric Slate had already bonded with the marsupial. Eric Slate would often go into the enclosure to feed the animal, give ...

Officials said the enclosure was at Slate's home on Highway 746 in Loris. The Horry County Police Department said there were a number of other animals at the home, but all animals are accounted ...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — In recent weeks, Eric Slate gave up going to the gym or other hobbies that his family were accustomed to. Instead, he’d spend almost every day at 5-Star Farm… ...