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Man dies after climbing into tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
October 11, 2026 at 11:57 AM · Updated 5d ago
4 reports · 2 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 9 hours
A man has died after climbing into the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster on Saturday.
- Police and ambulance crews were called at about 13:30 BST on Saturday after a man climbed into the Amur tiger enclosure, and he died at the scene.
- South Yorkshire Police said the tiger named Altai remained inside the enclosure and urged the public not to share videos of the attack circulating online.
- The park's spokesperson confirmed Altai would not be euthanised and said affected staff would receive specialist support.
- The park remained closed after activating its emergency response procedures and said it was working with authorities to establish what happened.
- Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, MP for Doncaster North, expressed his condolences to the man's family.
- Staff fired warning shots in an attempt to save him before the man succumbed to his injuries at the scene.




