Witness urges online users to stop jokes about tiger attack victim
A man died after climbing into a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday and being attacked by Altai, a male Siberian tiger. A witness who took what may have been his final photograph has appealed to people online to stop making jokes and assumptions, saying the comments have been upsetting and urging others to consider why he might have acted as he did.
Witness Del Taylor said the man had been dancing along a walkway with AirPods in before asking her to photograph him beside the tiger. He then climbed into the enclosure, falling about 12 feet, as a woman tried to hold him back; distressed footage later circulated online. The 200kg tiger attacked him, and visitors were evacuated while emergency services attended.
- A man died after entering a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
- Witness Del Taylor urged people to avoid speculation and online jokes.
- The tiger, Altai, weighed 200kg.
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A man died at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday after climbing into a tiger enclosure and being attacked by Altai, a male Siberian tiger. He fell approximately 12 feet into the enclosure, and emergency services attended the scene.
A witness named Del Taylor was present at the time and described how the man had been dancing with headphones on before asking her to photograph him beside the tiger. He then climbed into the enclosure whilst a woman attempted to hold him back.
The incident has attracted online commentary, with many people posting jokes and making assumptions about the man's behaviour. Del Taylor has appealed to others to stop joking about the incident and to consider what might have prompted his actions.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Tiger attack witness who took final picture of victim fights back tears as she pleads with ‘not very nice’ trolls”.