Yorkshire Wildlife Park, where a man died after being attacked by a tiger, reopens tomorrow, almost a week after the incident. William Chapman, 24, died of multiple traumas, according to a court inquiry hearing.
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15/10/2026
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O Yorkshire Wildlife Park, the wildlife park where a man died on Saturday, will reopen on Friday, almost a week after the incident.
The man who was attacked by a tiger after entering the forbidden grounds of a zoo in England died because of “multiple trauma”, was revealed in the meantime at a judicial inquiry hearing.
In a statement published earlier, the zoo where everything happened announced that “it will reopen tomorrow (Friday) after the tragic incident in the park on Saturday.”.
“ Our thoughts and sincere condolences remain with the family, friends and loved ones of William Chapman, who unfortunately lost his life”, adds the statement.
“The safety and well-being of our visitors, of our team and of our animals remain our top priority,” says the press release.
The park ends by thanking “all the people who sent us emails, commented” their social networks or contacted “with messages of support and affection”.
The incident, underlines itself, happened when the man, identified as 24-year-old William Chapman, visited Yorkshire Wildlife Park outside Doncaster and entered the tiger enclosure.
At the time, the establishment confirmed the occurrence of a “serious incident” and later that the man had died on the spot.
The opening of an inquiry was then ordered, which indicated that the cause of death was “multiple trauma and interaction with an animal”.
It was also revealed that Chapman had a history of mental illness, including a diagnosis of schizophrenia and previous episodes of psychosis.
Chapman was accompanied by mental health services for adults in Doncaster, but, according to the survey, he was “highly functional and independent, no need for care”.
The case reached the United States, with Donald Trump sharing a video created by artificial intelligence to simulate he's the man who enters the room wild animals. However, contrary to what happened in reality, the tiger simulates that the tiger flees before his spirit of authority and the two end up actually hugging, playing.
Sharing is being widely criticized on social networks.