He killed the man who entered his territory at the zoo. Decision made about Kaplan

In the statement made by the "Yorkshire Wildlife Park" zoo officials, they expressed their condolences to the family and relatives of the visitor who lost his life in yesterday's incident.

The statement said, "Many people have contacted us about the tiger Altai. We assure everyone that the tiger is safe and well and will not be euthanized due to the incident." statements were included.

South Yorkshire Police announced that the visitor, who was seriously injured as a result of the tiger attack, died at the scene despite the intervention.

Police reported that no gunfire was involved, as eyewitnesses stated, the tiger was not injured and was in good condition.

On the other hand, in the news about the details of the incident in the British media, it was stated that the tiger weighed approximately 200 kilograms.

In the video on social media, while one of the visitors was taking an image of the tiger, the person who approached him said, "Can you take a photo of me with the tiger?" he seems to ask. It was later claimed that this visitor was the person who entered the section called "Land of Tigers".

It was reported that the gunshots heard by eyewitnesses came from a gun that sounded like a shotgun, used by zoo staff to stop and distract the tiger.

The layout of the zoo was also included in the news. It was stated that the section where Altai, one of the endangered species, is kept consists of an 8 thousand square meter open area, the animals roam freely in this section, and visitors can watch the animals by looking down from the bridge over the area.

In June, a visitor, who was said to be mentally disabled, threw a 3-year-old boy into the crocodile cage from a height of 4.5 meters at the zoo in Cambridge, England.

The child was seriously injured, and the person who threw him into the cage was released on the grounds that he was "unfit to testify".

The child, who was injured in his arm, neck, head and face as a result of the fall and the crocodile attack, was saved by the officer who jumped into the cage, and the child, who had 7 surgeries, survived life-threatening injuries.