Erik Cowie, the zookeeper in the Netflix “Tiger King” series found dead in Brooklyn last month, died of acute and chronic alcohol use, the city Medical Examiner announced Monday. Cowie, 53, was ...

EAST FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A zookeeper from the Netflix series "Tiger King" was found dead inside an apartment in Brooklyn. Police say they found Erik Cowie, 52, unconscious in the bedroom of a ...

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Just over a month after he passed away at the age of 53, TMZ reports that Erik Cowie's official cause of death was acute and chronic alcohol use.

The zookeeper Erik Cowie, who was featured extensively in the Netlfix documentary 'Tiger King', has died. He was found face down at his home in New York City.