Tiger kills man at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in England
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune
A man died after entering a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Doncaster in northern England. Police evacuated the park and closed it for the weekend to investigate the circumstances of the attack, British police report.
A man died on Saturday 10 October after entering a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Doncaster in northern England, police said. Emergency services, alerted at around 1.35pm, were unable to save the victim, who died at the scene.
The tiger remained in its enclosure and poses no risk to the public, according to police. The wildlife park was evacuated and closed for the rest of the weekend to allow investigations to take place, while officers remained at the site on Saturday evening.
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