I took the last photo of the man mauled to death by a tiger
A woman who took what is almost certainly the last photograph of a man mauled to death by a tiger has described the chilling moments before he climbed into the animal's enclosure. Del Taylor was visiting Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster on Saturday when the man approached her and asked her to take a picture of him with the tiger in the background.
TL;DR
- Del Taylor took what are believed to be the last photographs of a man before he entered a tiger enclosure.
- The man asked Taylor to take a picture of him with a Siberian tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
- After the photos were taken, the man climbed over a safety barrier and entered the enclosure.
- He was fatally attacked by the tiger, named Altai.
- Emergency services responded, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
- The wildlife park was evacuated, and staff worked to distract the tiger.
- Police confirmed the tiger was uninjured and there was no wider risk to the public.
- Yorkshire Wildlife Park is cooperating with authorities, and the tiger will not be euthanized.
- The tiger, Altai, arrived at the park in February 2025 from Norway.
- Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the man's entry into the enclosure.