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Man seriously injured after entering tiger enclosure at zoo

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 17:08 · Archive

A man jumped into a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster and was attacked by one of the cats, suffering serious injury.

A man jumped into a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster on Saturday afternoon and was attacked by one of the cats, sustaining serious injury. The incident occurred at around 1.35pm, prompting an immediate evacuation of the wildlife park.

Witnesses described seeing an 'agitated' male enter the enclosure before being grabbed by the tiger. Reports indicate that five shots were fired inside the pen following the attack, with some witnesses reporting that the shots involved a gas canister. A black tarpaulin screen was erected around the enclosure.

Visitor Tia Hanson, who was at the park with a friend, described the aftermath. She said there was an air ambulance and police everywhere, and that visitors were evacuated. She added: 'When you're leaving you have to walk past the tiger enclosure and they've put up all sort of black tarpaulin so you couldn't really see. But there were loads of police and ambulance people and a stretcher in the enclosure as well.'

South Yorkshire Police confirmed that the tiger attacked the man after he entered the enclosure, resulting in serious injury. Officers said they were working to contact the man's family but provided no further details. The force stated that the tiger remained in the enclosure following the incident and there is no wider risk to the public.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park confirmed it will remain closed while investigations continue.

Man seriously injured after entering tiger enclosure at zoo
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