YORKSHIRE – Yorkshire Wildlife Park remains closed after a man climbed into a tiger enclosure and was fatally attacked by the animal. Emergency services were called to the park near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, at about 13:30 BST on Saturday after reports of a man climbing down into the enclosure from a walkway. An eyewitness described seeing the man wearing headphones and “pacing around” near the enclosure before he went in and was attacked. Police said the man sadly died at the scene. A park spokesperson said their “thoughts and heartfelt sympathies” remain with the man’s family and confirmed the Amur tiger, called Altai, remained in the enclosure and would not be euthanised. The spokesperson says many people had contacted them about the tiger and he was safe and well. Staff who were at the scene who were “deeply affected by events” would receive specialist support, they added.
Wildlife park remains closed after tiger attack
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