Wildlife park remains closed after fatal tiger attack

Yorkshire Wildlife Park remains closed following a fatal tiger attack on Saturday. The incident occurred near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, when a man climbed into a tiger enclosure and was fatally attacked by an Amur tiger named Altai. Police and ambulance services responded to the park at around 13:30 BST after reports of a man climbing down from a walkway.

An eyewitness, Ella Ford, described seeing the man wearing headphones pacing near the enclosure before he climbed up onto the barriers and was attacked by the tiger. The park spokesperson expressed sympathy for the man's family and confirmed that Altai would not be euthanized. South Yorkshire Police offered support to the man's family and urged people not to share circulating videos. Park staff, deeply affected by the events, would receive specialist support.