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South Yorkshire Police Say Tiger Attacked Man After He Entered Yorkshire Wildlife Park Enclosure
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Man enters the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster. Man seriously injured after being attacked by the tiger.
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Tiger attack near Doncaster
South Yorkshire Police said it was called at 13:35 BST to reports of a man entering the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster, and the force confirmed the tiger attacked the man and this has resulted in serious injury. Yorkshire Ambulance Service confirmed it had deployed an air ambulance, two land ambulances and a doctor, and officers remained at the scene after the park was evacuated.
Yorkshire Wildlife Park said its emergency response procedures had been "immediately activated" and it was "working closely with the authorities to ascertain exactly what happened". The park said the tiger remained in the enclosure following the incident and there is no wider risk to the public, and it added the park will remain closed for the remainder of the weekend.
Shots, evacuation, and family
South Yorkshire Police said it received reports of a man entering a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park at 1.35pm, and the force said the tiger has subsequently attacked the man and this has resulted in serious injury. Officers said they were working "at pace" to make contact with the man’s family, and the force added it would provide no further detail at this time.
Yorkshire Wildlife Park said, "The safety and wellbeing of our visitors, staff and animals remain our highest priority," and the park said it was now closed and would remain closed tomorrow. The park and police both urged the public not to share distressing footage, and the BBC reported the force had urged people not to share "distressing footage" of the incident.
Enclosure details and resources
Yorkshire Ambulance Service said it was called at 13.33 on Saturday 10 October 2026 to an incident at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster, and it said it sent a number of resources including two land ambulances, the Yorkshire Air Ambulance and a doctor. ITV News Calendar said Yorkshire Air Ambulance dispatched to an incident at Yorkshire Wildlife Park today (Saturday 10 October), alongside other ambulance resources, and it said it was unable to provide any further details.
ITV News Calendar said the park is home to two Amur tigers, Altai and Tschuna, and it described them as Siberian tigers. Yorkshire Wildlife Park said it would remain closed tomorrow, and the park also said it was working closely with the authorities to ascertain exactly what happened.