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Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster plans to reopen on Monday following a fatal tiger attack that occurred last Saturday, when a man entered the Amur tiger enclosure named Land of the Tigers and was fatally injured by Altai, an endangered Amur tiger. The park has confirmed that Altai is safe and will not be euthanized, while staff received specialist support due to the incident's impact. It remains unclear if the tiger enclosure will resume normal operations upon reopening.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-12,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On October 10, a serious incident occurred at the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster. A man entered the tiger enclosure around 1:35 PM BST and was attacked by one of the tigers, resulting in his death despite medical efforts. The park immediately activated its emergency procedures; South Yorkshire Police and the Yorkshire Ambulance Service responded with an air ambulance, two land ambulances, and a doctor. Videos circulating online showed the attack. The tiger involved, named Altai, was not injured and remained inside the enclosure post-incident, posing no threat to the public.
The park closed for the remainder of October 10 and October 11, evacuating visitors after the incident. Wildlife experts like Carole Baskin from "Tiger King" expressed sympathy for the victim's family while emphasizing that tigers are wild predators and should not be held solely responsible for such incidents. The park remains committed to ensuring visitor, staff, and animal safety as they cooperate with authorities investigating the event.
Written for “Tiger Attack At Yorkshire Wildlife Park” on 2026-10-12,
grounded in this article and the 14 other(s) covering the same event.
In a statement on social media on Sunday, the wildlife park said “many, many people” had contacted them about Altai, the Amur tiger involved in the incident, and it confirmed he is “safe and well” and will not be euthanised.
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he → say → incident
It added that members of park staff were “deeply affected” by the incident and received specialist support.
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members → add → support
The park was evacuated soon after the incident and remained closed on Sunday.
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park → evacuate → Sunday
Press Association understands that the park is expected to open on Monday but it is unclear whether the tiger enclosure will be open as normal.
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enclosure → understand → Monday
Videos circulating online appear to show a man being pawed at and grappled by Altai in the tiger enclosure at the park, near Doncaster.
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man → circulate → Doncaster
Another appears to have the voice of the as-yet-unidentified man asking people to take a photo of him with the tiger, before the incident took place.
Yorkshire Wildlife Park opened in 2009, with the Land of the Tigers attraction opening in 2011.
The attraction is a purpose-built, two-acre reserve for Amur tigers, an endangered subspecies with around 500 left in the wild.
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attraction → appear → wild
A police spokesperson said on Saturday: “At 1.35pm, we received reports of a man entering a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
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man → say → Park
”The tiger subsequently attacked the man, resulting in serious injury.
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tiger → attack → injury
“Emergency services attended and sadly, despite the best efforts of medical personnel, the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
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man → attend → scene
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“The man’s family is aware and is being supported by specialist officers.
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family → read → officers
“Regarding rumours surrounding the condition of the tiger, the animal was uninjured and remained in the enclosure following the incident and there is no wider risk to the public.”
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A Yorkshire Ambulance Service spokesperson said two land ambulances, Yorkshire Air Ambulance and a doctor attended the scene.
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ambulances → say → scene
Photos of the enclosure on the park’s website show a high walkway for visitors and fencing above the section where the tigers can roam.
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tigers → show → section
South Yorkshire Police said it is aware of the footage of the attack online and asked people not to share it.
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