Man dies after leaping into tiger enclosure at Yorkshire zoo | Zoos

A person has died after being attacked by a tiger after leaping into its enclosure at a zoo in Yorkshire, police have mentioned.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park was evacuated shortly after the incident and the location will stay closed on Sunday.

South Yorkshire police mentioned that at 1.35pm it obtained reviews of a person coming into the enclosure on the zoo close to Doncaster.

The power mentioned the assault “resulted in severe damage”.

The assertion added: “Emergency companies attended and sadly, regardless of the perfect efforts of medical personnel, the person was pronounced lifeless on the scene.

“The man’s household is conscious and is being supported by specialist officers. Our ideas are with them at this distressing time.

“Regarding rumours surrounding the situation of the tiger, the animal was unhurt and remained within the enclosure following the incident and there’s no wider threat to the general public.”

The power earlier mentioned: “We are conscious of movies circulating on-line and we might encourage folks to not share this distressing footage.”

Yorkshire Wildlife Park mentioned a “severe incident” occurred contained in the enclosure.

It mentioned in a press release: “Our emergency response procedures had been instantly activated, and emergency companies are at the moment attending the scene.

“We are working intently with the authorities to establish precisely what occurred.” It added that the “security and wellbeing of tourists, employees and animals stay our highest precedence”.

Footage shared on social media appeared to point out a person sporting a black jumper sitting on the bottom of the enclosure and being attacked by a tiger.

A Yorkshire ambulance service spokesperson mentioned it despatched a variety of sources to the scene together with two ambulances, Yorkshire air ambulance and a health care provider.