Man is attacked by tiger in zoo enclosure and dies

A man was attacked and killed by a tiger after entering an enclosure at a zoo in England. According to police in the northern English county of South Yorkshire, the man suffered serious injuries and died at the scene of the incident in the Yorkshire Wildlife Park despite the efforts of emergency services. The zoo also confirmed a serious incident in the tiger enclosure on its website.

It was initially unclear why the man had entered the enclosure in the early afternoon. His family has been informed and is being looked after by specially trained staff, the police said. The tiger was unharmed and remained in its enclosure during the incident. There is no danger to the public.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park is home to several Siberian tigers or Amur tigers, considered the largest big cats in the world. The extensive enclosure can be viewed from a wooden walkway. It was initially unclear whether the man jumped down into the enclosure from there or got in some other way. Police called on people not to share videos of the incident circulating online.