A British man has been mauled to death after entering the tiger enclosure at a zoo in Yorkshire, England. The parkgoer, who has not been publicly identified, asked a stranger to take a photo of him with the massive Siberian tiger, Altai, behind him at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. According to the witness, the victim posed for a photo with the tiger behind him and was reportedly dancing moments before he entered its enclosure. “The tiger subsequently attacked the man, resulting in serious injury,” the South Yorkshire Police said in a statement. “Emergency services attended and sadly, despite the best efforts of medical personnel, the man was pronounced dead at the scene.” The authorities confirmed the tiger was “uninjured and remained in the enclosure following the incident” and assured the public there is no risk. It remains unclear how the man entered the enclosure. A picture turned into tragedy A video captures the victim politely asking someone, “Excuse me, can you grab a shot of myself with the tiger?” It was filmed “minutes before he was mauled to death.” Police and paramedics received a call from the park at 1:35 p.m. after reports that the man had entered the “Land of the Tigers” exhibit, where the big cat attacked him. We have obtained audio footage of the currently unidentified man minutes before he was mauled to death by a tiger Yorkshire Wildlife Park.In the video we can hear him asking a couple to take a few pictures for him with the tiger in the background.#YorkshireWildlifePark pic.twitter.com/1EEXDR5dY5— Alex K Phillips (@AlexKTalks) October 10, 2026 “The man who I saw on the bridge with his EarPods in dancing was happily enjoying seeing the tiger, who was calmly sitting in the sunshine,” Miller wrote on Facebook. “He obviously wasn’t with anyone and he asked a total stranger to take a picture of him with the tiger in the background. Probably the last photo on his phone. I honestly do think he just wanted to play with the tiger.” Footage showed the tiger grappling with and biting the man’s back as he sat on the grass and tried to fend off the attack, raising his finger toward the animal. “Tragic for his family. Tragic for the staff who were brilliant but in shock. Thankfully the tiger survived. Thankfully we didn’t see him jump,” Miller concluded. “Our emergency response procedures were immediately activated,” Yorkshire Wildlife Park said in a statement. “We are working closely with the authorities to ascertain exactly what happened. The safety and wellbeing of our visitors, staff and animals remain our highest priority.” The park also assured that Altai is “safe and well and will not be euthanized as a result of this incident.”