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Man attacked by tiger after entering enclosure at wildlife park in northern England · Best of: Features

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  A tiger kills A man who entered the big cat enclosure at
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  an English wildlife park. This article is being read by an automated
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  voice generated by Everlet. LONDON, the AP. A man died Saturday
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  after he entered the tiger enclosure at a wildlife park in northern
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  England, and was attacked by one of the animals, Police said Emergency
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  medical personnel responded to the Yorkshire wildlife
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  park near the city of Doncaster, after the incident was reported at
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  about 1.35 p.m, but the victim died at the scene, South Yorkshire
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  police said in a statement The tiger was not injured, and remained
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  inside the enclosure. During the incident, the force said The Wildlife Park
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  was evacuated after the attack, and office remained at the scene Saturday
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  night as The investigated. We are working closely with the authorities to
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  ascertain exactly what happened, the Wildlife Park said in a statement posted
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  on its website. Yorkshire Wildlife Park began operations in 2009, with its
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  Land of the Tigers attraction opening in 2011. The attraction is a
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  purpose built two acre reserve for endangered Amur tigers, also known as
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  Siberian Tigers. The enclosure includes a three hundred meter yard, raised walkway
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  that allows visitors to watch the big cats roam through woodlands and
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  grasslands, or playing in a waterfall pool, the park says on its
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  website.