An employee of an animal park in southwestern Sweden was gored to death by an eland antelope, Swedish media reported on Monday.
The man, a foreign national, was taking the antelope to the stables after the park closed, police spokesman Robert Loeffel told Swedish broadcaster SVT.
The goring occurred at the Entertainment Park and Ölands animals on the southwestern island of Ölands on Sunday night.
The police said that the case is being considered a “workplace accident”, which is a procedure standard, although it is not known precisely what happened inside the premises.
“We consider it a very serious incident. It is being investigated as a work environment violation, which is routine when it occurs in a workplace. It doesn’t have to mean someone is a suspect, but it’s a routine measure when an incident occurs,” said Rickard Lundqvist, a police press spokesman.
The identity and citizenship of the suspect were not provided. deceased employee. As of Monday, the park had been closed for the season, according to its website.
The investigation is being carried out by prosecutors from the National Unit for Environmental Cases and Labor Climate. The deceased is a foreign national, according to police.
The police are ready on the scene with the documentation after the accident.
It is worth mentioning that the eland is the largest antelope in the world.
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