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Donald Trump shares tiger attack video of British man killed at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
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Donald Trump shares tiger attack video of British man killed at Yorkshire Wildlife Park Donald Trump has shared video footage of a British man being fatally attacked by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster to 13 million followers on his social media platform Donald Trump has posted insensitive footage of a young man being fatally mauled by a tiger at a British wildlife park. The US President shared the brief clip on his Truth Social platform, writing: "Don't ever mess with...
Donald Trump shares tiger attack video of British man killed at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
Donald Trump has shared video footage of a British man being fatally attacked by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster to 13 million followers on his social media platform
Donald Trump has posted insensitive footage of a young man being fatally mauled by a tiger at a British wildlife park.
The US President shared the brief clip on his Truth Social platform, writing: "Don't ever mess with nature!". The Mirror - and other publications - have not shared the video due to the nature of it but Mr Trump blithely used it as fodder tonight for his 13 million followers.
It depicts the animal biting and clawing the victim, since named as William Chapman, as he sat within the enclosure, though not the actual killing, at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, which is near Doncaster.
Mr Trump subsequently followed this with another post containing a video compilation that appeared to feature multiple individuals being attacked by lions, set to an upbeat soundtrack.
A health and safety inquiry has been initiated into the incident at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, where Mr Chapman lost his life after entering the tiger enclosure on Saturday, reports the Daily Record.
The park will stay shut on Wednesday for a fifth consecutive day following the attack. Emergency services were alerted shortly after 1.30pm on October 10 when Mr Chapman, who police confirmed was visiting the park by himself, entered the enclosure. He was declared dead at the scene.
It emerged tonight Mr Chapman was a former child actor. The man, described as in his 20s, jumped into the tiger enclosure at the zoo as terrified onlookers urged him to "play dead".
The Amur tiger, named Altai, then viciously attacked Mr Chapman and he was later pronounced dead at the scene. He had filmed chilling footage of himself approaching the tiger breathing heavily in the moments before the mauling.
Witnesses said Mr Chapman had seemed "so happy" before he climbed into the enclosure with police confirming he was not accompanied by anyone at the time of the attack .
The park confirmed that the tiger will not be euthanised following the incident.