A tragic incident at a wildlife park in Yorkshire has left a man dead after he entered a tiger enclosure — and now an experienced animal keeper has offered a chilling theory about what may have happened in the moments leading up to the fatal attack.
The unidentified man died on Saturday, October 10, after entering the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster. According to eyewitness accounts, he had reportedly asked for a photo to be taken with Altai, a roughly 200kg Amur tiger.
Footage circulating on social media appears to show Altai pawing at the man during the incident, which unfolded shortly after 1:30 p.m.
Emergency services rushed to the wildlife park, but despite efforts to save him, the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
A mother reportedly tried to intervene
Anthony Hunt and his girlfriend, Scarlet Hogan, were visiting the park on Saturday when they witnessed the incident. They told The Telegraph that a mother reportedly tried to intervene when she realized the man was attempting to enter the tiger enclosure.
According to Hunt, the woman ”desperately tried to pull back” the man as he attempted to get into the compound. She was reportedly at the park with her two children at the time, but was unable to stop him.
Hunt said the man overpowered her before jumping from a bridge and into the tiger enclosure.
What happened next left the witnesses stunned.
