The media reported new details about the killing of a man by a tiger in Britain

The visitor tried to stop the man, who had been torn to pieces by a tiger, from jumping into the animals' enclosure, but he resisted.

The man jumped into the tigers' enclosure, was attacked by a predator, received serious injuries and died on the spot.

Eyewitnesses said that before this, a man wearing headphones was dancing near the enclosure and asked to take a photo of him with a tiger in the background.

MOSCOW, October 11 - RIA Novosti. A visitor to a British zoo tried to prevent a man, who had been torn to pieces by a tiger, from jumping into the animals' enclosure, but he resisted, the Daily Mail writes, citing an eyewitness.

Earlier, the administration of the zoo in the British county of Yorkshire reported a “serious incident.” The Telegraph newspaper clarified that one of the zoo visitors jumped into the enclosure of the tigers, after which he was attacked by a predator and received serious injuries. Emergency services who arrived at the scene stated that he died on the spot.

“An eyewitness claims that a man mauled by a tiger at a zoo resisted attempts to pull him to safety,” the publication said.

According to the witness, one of the visitors tried to pull the man out, but he “broke out” and climbed over the fence of the enclosure.