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Zookeeper in US killed by elephant Oct 12th 2013, 02:49 MISSOURI— A long-time zookeeper was killed Friday morning when he was crushed by an elephant, a spokeswoman for the city of Springfield said.   John Bradford, 62, died while moving an elephant into a chute that connects the barn stalls to the barn yard at the Dickerson Park Zoo, city spokeswoman Cora Scott said.   Scott said in a release that the elephant, a 41-year-old female named "Patience," who had been at the zoo since 1990, hesitated in the approximately 12-foot (4-meter)-long chute. When Bradford reached for her with a guide to coax her forward, she suddenly lunged forward. Bradford was knocked into the chute and crushed against the floor.   ... Keep on reading: Zookeeper in US killed by elephant Media files: elephant.jpg (image/jpeg)

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