The American owner of a Mexico wildlife center has been killed by a camel after it escaped from its pen and attacked him.Richard Mileski, 60, was walking through Tulum Monkey Sanctuary on wednesday when the animal escaped.It dragged him to the ground and started kicking him, before biting, trampling and finally sitting on top of him.
Despite the best efforts of shocked employees, Mr Mileski died at the scene.
According to Mailonline,Antonio Gomez, a Tulum emergency services spokesman, said:
'When we arrived, the people who were there said the camel got out of its stable and attacked him.It dragged him, climbed on top of him, was kicking him, biting him and sat on top of him.
A park employee said he was was in another part of the park when he heard Mr Mileski screaming for help. He then rushed to scene and tried to beat the camel away with a stick.We had to tie a rope around the animal's neck and pull him with a pick-up truck to remove him,'.
He had been taking care of the camel since he rescued it 15 years ago.
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