Zookeeper found dead in animal enclosure in Slovakia

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Authorities in Slovakia say they have launched an investigation after a zookeeper was found dead in an animal enclosure at a private zoo. Police said Tuesday that an autopsy was being carried out to determine the cause of the death. They declined to provide further details. Slovak TV channel Markiza television said the owner of the small zoo in the town of Kysucke Nove Mesto was attacked by a lion when he was feeding the animal. The broadcaster said the man’s relatives confirmed the information. Local media say the park bred lions, tigers, goats, sheep, llamas, camels, donkeys, monkeys and other animals.