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Yorkshire Wildlife Park
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- A man was seriously injured after entering the tiger enclosure and being attacked by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster, according to South Yorkshire Police.
- The park immediately activated emergency response procedures and is cooperating with authorities to determine the exact circumstances of the incident.
- The tiger remained in the enclosure, posing no wider risk to the public, and the park has been evacuated and will stay closed for the rest of the weekend.
- Visitors were calmly evacuated, with some hearing gunshots and seeing a helicopter overhead, but the situation was managed without panic, according to eyewitness accounts.
- The park emphasized that the safety and wellbeing of visitors, staff, and animals remain their highest priority following the attack.
