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Yorkshire Wildlife Park closes after serious tiger enclosure incident

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 16:37 · Archive

Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster has closed following a serious incident at its tiger enclosure on Saturday afternoon.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park, located in Branton near Doncaster, closed on Saturday afternoon following a serious incident at its tiger enclosure. Emergency services attended the scene after being called at 1.33pm.

Yorkshire Ambulance Service dispatched multiple resources to the park, including land ambulances, the Yorkshire Air Ambulance and a doctor. The park activated its emergency response procedures immediately.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park said in a statement: 'The safety and wellbeing of our visitors, staff and animals remain our highest priority.' The park confirmed it would remain closed on Sunday while investigations continue.

The park has not released details about the circumstances of the incident or whether anyone was injured. It said it was working closely with authorities to establish what happened.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park closes after serious tiger enclosure incident
Image: NW Evening Mail

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