Yorkshire Wildlife Park reports serious incident at tiger enclosure
Yorkshire Wildlife Park closed on Saturday after a serious incident at its tiger enclosure, with local media reporting that a man had entered the animal’s pen.
London, United Kingdom. Yorkshire Wildlife Park in northern England reported a “serious incident” at its tiger enclosure on Saturday. Local media said the incident involved a man entering the animal’s pen.
Emergency services at the scene
The zoo said emergency services were at the scene and that it was working with authorities to establish what had happened.
Park closed for the weekend
Yorkshire Wildlife Park said it had closed for the day and would not open on Sunday.
“The safety and wellbeing of our visitors, staff and animals remain our highest priority,” the park said in a statement on its website.
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