Blood-curdling incident at the zoo! He entered the Bengal tiger: This is how visitors recorded their moments of horror

According to the statement made by the West Yorkshire Police, a person entered the section surrounded by high wires where the Bengal tiger was kept in the zoo called Yorkshire Wildlife Park at 13.35 local time (15.35 GMT).

SCARY MOMENTS ON CAMERA

While the person attacked by the tiger was seriously injured, the moment of attack was recorded on the visitors' cameras. In the statement, it was stated that the zoo was evacuated due to the incident and that the tiger did not pose a risk to citizens.

HE LOST HIS LIFE

In a statement made at 18.10 local time (20.10 GMT), the police announced that the person attacked by the tiger died. Yorkshire Wildlife Park announced that the zoo will remain closed today and tomorrow due to the incident.

IT WAS INTERVENED WITH A GUN

Eyewitnesses speaking to the British media said that zoo staff intervened with a gun against the tiger. Eyewitnesses said that after the incident, an ambulance helicopter landed at the zoo and the area around the tiger section was covered with tarpaulins.

While no information was shared about whether Yorkshire Wildlife Park personnel fired live bullets at the tiger, the police announced that the tiger was kept in a cage.

Animals kept in the "Land of Tigers" section of the zoo, which opened in 2011, roam freely in an area with a natural environment concept.

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