Elephant accidentally kills Missouri zoo keeper

By Kevin Murphy KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - An elephant in a Missouri zoo accidentally killed a long-time zoo manager on Friday, city officials said. John Phillip Bradford, 62, had worked at the Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield, Missouri, for 30 years and was working in the elephant barn on Friday morning when the elephant swung its head and struck him, Springfield city spokeswoman Cora Scott said. The elephant, Patience, has been at the zoo since 1990 and will remain part of the zoo's exhibit as zoo officials ruled the incident an accident. ...



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