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Man killed by tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park named

The Guardian UK Tuesday 13 October 2026, 13:44 UTC By Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent 1 min read
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William Chapman was pronounced dead at scene on Saturday after scaling fence and entering enclosure A man killed by a tiger at a zoo in South Yorkshire has been named locally as William Chapman. Chapman scaled the fence and entered the enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster on Saturday afternoon. Witnesses described seeing Chapman, who has not been officially named by police, walking up to a 200kg male Siberian tiger, named Altai, which attacked him.

William Chapman was pronounced dead at scene on Saturday after scaling fence and entering enclosure

A man killed by a tiger at a zoo in South Yorkshire has been named locally as William Chapman.

Chapman scaled the fence and entered the enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster on Saturday afternoon. Witnesses described seeing Chapman, who has not been officially named by police, walking up to a 200kg male Siberian tiger, named Altai, which attacked him.

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