Tiger King zookeeper Erik Cowie, who appeared in the Netflix series, has died at the age of 53. Erik was found in the bedroom of a property in New York City on Friday 3 September, TMZ has reported.The zookeeper, who was living and working in Oklahoma in recent years, was understood to have been visited a friend at an apartment, where he was later found.
Erik's death is reportedly not being treated as suspicious at this point and no drugs were found at the scene. But, a toxicology test will "likely be performed".
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