Yorkshire Wildlife Park says tiger will not be euthanised after fatal attack

A man entered the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster on Saturday afternoon and was attacked, police said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene despite emergency-service intervention. The park announced that the tiger, named Altai, is "safe and well and will not be euthanised" and that the facility will remain closed while staff receive specialist support.

South Yorkshire Police confirmed the family has been notified and is receiving specialist assistance, and they urged the public not to share circulating videos of the incident. The foreign secretary and MP for Doncaster North, Ed Miliband, expressed his condolences to the family and thanked emergency services and park staff for their response.

Witnesses described the scene as confusing and frightening. One visitor recalled seeing the man earlier in the day, enjoying the park and asking a stranger for a photo with the tiger. Another visitor, who asked to remain anonymous, said evacuation routes were closed and staff directed visitors while the situation unfolded.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park, which opened in 2009, operates a two-acre reserve for Amur tigers, an endangered subspecies with an estimated 500 individuals remaining in the wild.