Yorkshire Wildlife Park evacuated after incident at tiger enclosure

Summarised from 3 outlets · 6 reports · Updated 10 Oct, 16:14 · Archive

Yorkshire Wildlife Park was evacuated after an incident at its tiger enclosure, with emergency services deployed to the site.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Yorkshire was evacuated after an incident at its tiger enclosure. Eyewitnesses reported that shots were fired shortly before the evacuation began, and that a black screen or tarpaulin was erected around the enclosure.

Emergency services responded quickly to the incident. Police and paramedics attended the scene, and an air ambulance landed at the wildlife park as the situation unfolded. Yorkshire Ambulance Service deployed multiple vehicles and crews to the location.

The exact nature of the incident and any injuries or casualties have not been detailed in available reports. The reasons for the shots being fired and the subsequent evacuation remain unclear.

How it is being reported

• Ambulance service issues statement after major incident at Yorkshire Wildlife ParkA statement has been issued after Yorkshire Ambulance Service deployed multiple vehicles and crewsDoncaster Free Press · 10 Oct, 16:10
• Ambulance service issues statement after major incident at Yorkshire Wildlife Park tiger enclosureA statement has been issued after Yorkshire Ambulance Service deployed multiple vehicles and crewsSheffield Star · 10 Oct, 16:07
• Ambulance service issues statement after major incident at Yorkshire Wildlife Park tiger enclosureA statement has been issued after Yorkshire Ambulance Service deployed multiple vehicles and crewsDoncaster Free Press · 10 Oct, 16:07
• Yorkshire Wildlife Park evacuated as "shots fired" - eyewitness accountsAn air ambulance landed at the popular wildlife park as the incident unfoldedRotherham Advertiser · 10 Oct, 15:18
• Yorkshire Wildlife Park evacuated as "shots fired" after incident at tiger enclosurePolice and paramedics are at the sceneDoncaster Free Press · 10 Oct, 15:10
• Yorkshire Wildlife Park evacuated as "shots fired" and tiger enclosure covered with "tarpaulin"Eye witnesses say a “black screen” has been erected around the tiger enclosure while there were reports of “shots fired” shorty before the evacuationSheffield Star · 10 Oct, 15:06

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