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Serious incident at tiger enclosure shuts UK's Yorkshire Wildlife Park
October 10, 2026 at 04:31 PM · Updated 6d ago
6 reports · 2 in Arabic, 4 in English · over 2 hours
A "serious incident" at Yorkshire Wildlife Park's tiger enclosure near Doncaster has forced the park to close for the weekend.
- The park said its emergency response procedures were "immediately activated" and it is working with authorities to establish what happened.
- The park will remain closed for the rest of Saturday and through Sunday.
- British media reported a man jumped into the enclosure, though the park has not confirmed the incident's nature.
- South Yorkshire Police confirmed the man was attacked by the tiger and suffered a serious injury.
- Police said emergency services were called just after 1:30pm and the tiger stayed in its enclosure, posing no threat to the public.
- South Yorkshire Police confirmed the man died at the scene after being attacked by the tiger inside the enclosure.





