Tiger attack witness gives key detail on moment man entered enclosure
A woman who took a photograph of a man moments before he was mauled to death by a tiger has revealed how he appeared to be alone before climbing into the 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
- A witness, Del Taylor, photographed a man at Yorkshire Wildlife Park shortly before he entered a tiger enclosure.
- The man asked Taylor to take a picture of him with the tiger in the background.
- Taylor observed the man dancing and appearing to be alone before the photo request.
- The man climbed over a barrier and entered the enclosure housing the Siberian tiger, Altai.
- Keepers used acoustic guns to scare the tiger away, but the man could not be saved.
- Police confirmed the man died from his injuries and that the tiger was uninjured.
- The incident led to the park's evacuation and an investigation.
- Altai the tiger arrived at the park in February 2025 from a zoo in Norway.