Mother of zookeeper Rosa King takes plunge for charity close to her daughter's heart

  • Anglia

The mother of zookeeper who was killed at a Cambridgeshire zoo has completed a charity skydive to raise money for a charity that was close to her daughter's heart.

Rosa King, who was 33, died in what's been described as a "freak accident" at Hamerton Zoo, near Huntingdon, on 29 May.

An inquest into Rosa's death heard she died as a result of "traumatic injuries".

Rosa's mum Andrea King joined a team of five keepers from the zoo, in place of her daughter, for the skydive at Sibson Airfield near Peterborough.

The skydive is raising money for the Cheetah Conservation Fund to make awareness of the plight of the animal.

The jump was Rosa's idea and the keepers were keen to do it in her memory.

A crowdfunding page set up by staff at the park has raised more than £5,000, exceeding it's £1500 target.

A fundraising page for Cheetah Conservation Fund has already reached it's target Credit: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/team-cheetah