Hamerton Zoo keeper dies in 'freak tiger accident' (UK)

[EC]

A female zoo-keeper has died in a "freak accident" after a tiger entered an enclosure at a wildlife park.

The death happened at Hamerton Zoo Park, near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, at about 11:15 BST.

Cambridgeshire Police said: "A tiger had entered an enclosure with a keeper. Sadly the female zoo keeper died at the scene."

Visitors were led away from the zoo. At no time did the animal escape from the enclosure, said police.

Officers investigating the death said it "is not believed to be suspicious".

More: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-40087357

[mystery-ak]

Not at all clear on what happened..

[EC]

English cops, they don't like talking. 

Seems to me that the keeper were in the tiger enclosure (probably for cleaning, they do clear out the worst of the bones and crap weekly) and one of the tigers got out of it's den and into the enclosure again and had an early lunch.

[TomSea]

Interesting developments in this story:

COP'S TIGER QUIZ Hamerton Zoo owner’s son quizzed by cops investigating how keeper Rosa King was mauled to death by tiger – as her friends reveal she feared being big cat’s ‘next meal’

Detectives took keeper Chris Swales away from the site in an unmarked car as forensic teams combed enclosure at Hamerton Zoo Park

It comes as tragic Rosa’s friends have revealed she feared being the big cat’s “next meal”.

But the 34-year-old animal lover would not want the tiger euthanized, pals say.

Friend Tracey Eyre, 48, told The Mirror: “She said Blizzard often looked at her as if to say ‘you’re going to be my next meal if I get the chance’.”

Continued: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3693952/hamerton-zoo-owners-son-probed-how-keeper-rosa-king-died-tiger-attack/

From link.

[TomSea]

This at the same time, the story has come out on the "Lion whisperer" in South Africa. He gets right next to them.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4552132/South-Africas-lion-whisperer-gets-close-big-cats.html

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/05/29/south-africas-lion-whisperer-gets-up-close-with-big-cats.html

[Gefn]

I love tigers. However, I'm not getting near one, unless it's plush, or a taxidermist has gotten to it, or there are metal bars or glass between it and me.

Yes, in a perfect world, I'd love to pet one like a giant kitteh. But it's not a kitteh, it would see me as a meal.

Which is a shame. Big cats are beautiful and majestic. So during this lifetime I'll stick to little House cats,

Or Tony The Tiger 🐯

(Its breakfast time! )

[endicom]

A female zoo-keeper has died in a "freak accident" after a tiger entered an enclosure at a wildlife park.

Always female, it seems.

[Just_Victor]

Ban 'freak tigers.'