Man dies after attack by tiger at UK wildlife park
Police said a man entered the tiger enclosure, was attacked and died at the scene, prompting the park to close and evacuate visitors.
- On Saturday, October 10, 2026, a man died after entering the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster and being attacked by the animal. The park was immediately evacuated and closed.
- South Yorkshire Police received reports at 1:35 p.m. that a man had entered the habitat. Multiple witnesses reported seeing an "agitated" male jump into the enclosure, where he was grabbed by one of the tigers.
- Emergency crews, including two land ambulances and the Yorkshire Air Ambulance, attended the scene. While witnesses reported hearing "five shots" or "gas canister" use, police confirmed the tiger remained contained and uninjured.
- Yorkshire Wildlife Park confirmed it will remain closed through Sunday while investigations continue. Police appealed for the public to stop sharing "distressing" footage of the incident circulating online.
- Opened in 2011, the "Land of the Tigers" attraction features a 300-meter raised walkway designed to keep visitors at a distance from endangered Amur tigers. Wildlife facilities worldwide face recurring challenges preventing unauthorized enclosure access.
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The man had entered the fence at Wildlife Park, near Doncaster, after climbing the barriers of protection. Evacuated park, unharmed the animal
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Naslovi.netThe man, for reasons not yet determined, entered the enclosure for tigers in the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, when the predator attacked him.
A man who entered a tiger enclosure at a zoo in the UK was bitten to death by the tiger. According to reports from the BBC, The Guardian, and others on the 10th (local time), local police stated that at around 1:35 PM on that day, a man entered the tiger enclosure at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster in South Yorkshire.
In British Yorkshire, a visitor to the zoo was injured in ways that were incompatible with his life after illegally entering a tiger vole. A man crossed the fence to a tiger in the Yorkshire wildlife park and was attacked by a predator, wrote Independent. Emergency services arrived at the scene on Saturday afternoon. "The emergency services arrived, and unfortunately, despite the efforts of the medical staff, the man was found dead at the scene …
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