Chinese zookeeper dies in elephant enclosure

File photo taken on July 30, 2012 shows an elephant in the zoo of Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan province. (Photo source: Chinanews.com)

Staff members of the zoo of Kunming look over the elephant enclosure on Feb 19, 2014 after a zookeeper died in it on Wednesday afternoon.(Photo source: Chinanews.com)

A zookeeper died in an elephant enclosure on Wednesday afternoon in southwest China's Yunnan province, a source at the zoo said.

The man, 46, was found dead at about 4:30 p.m. He had injuries to his head, according to the zoo of Kunming, the provincial capital.

It is not yet known whether the man had been attacked by an elephant.

The cause of the accident is being investigated.