{
  "id": 13943908,
  "title": "Tiger kills man who jumped into UK wildlife park enclosure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/tiger-kills-man-who-jumped-into-uk-wildlife-park-enclosure",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T11:42:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/10/tiger-kills-man-uk/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A man tragically lost his life after leaping into an enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Yorkshire, UK, on Saturday, October 10th. Emergency responders were dispatched shortly after 1:30pm to the scene near Doncaster. The man was declared dead at the location, according to South Yorkshire police. The incident was captured on video, which showed the man being pounced on and wrestled by a tiger within the enclosure. The police spokesperson confirmed the tiger inflicted \"serious injury\" on the man. Despite the best efforts of medical personnel, the man could not be saved. The tiger, named Altai, was unharmed and remained in the enclosure post-incident, posing no further threat to the public. Yorkshire Wildlife Park announced on Sunday that Altai would not be euthanized. The park temporarily closed for the weekend following the incident. The zoo stated that a \"serious incident\" had occurred inside the enclosure and is cooperating with authorities to determine the exact sequence of events.",
  "summary": "The tiger will not be euthanised.",
  "key_points": [
    "Man jumped into tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on October 10th",
    "Tiger Altai seriously injured man, survived incident",
    "Park closed temporarily, tiger not euthanized, cooperating with investigation"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}