A British zoo where a man was mauled by a tiger will not euthanize the predator.

The UK's Yorkshire County Zoo says it will not euthanize a tiger after an incident in which the animal mauled a man.

The man jumped into the tiger's enclosure and died on the spot, as stated by emergency services.

The park announced it was closing on Sunday to assist employees affected by the incident, and also expressed condolences to the family of the victim.

MOSCOW, October 11 - RIA Novosti. The British County Zoo of Yorkshire, where a man was previously mauled by a tiger in his enclosure, said it would not euthanize the predator after the incident.

The Guardian newspaper, citing police, previously reported that a man jumped into a tiger enclosure at a zoo in the British county of Yorkshire, where he was attacked by the animal. Emergency services who arrived at the scene stated that the man died on the spot.

"Many, many people have been contacting us asking about the Altai tiger. We can assure everyone that he is safe and sound and will not be euthanized due to this incident," the park said in a post on social media X.