A 24-year-old zoo worker mauled by a tiger at an animal park in Cumbria in northern England has succumbed to her injuries, police said on Saturday.
Sarah McClay was in the big cat enclosure when she was mauled at South lakes Wild Animal Park in Dalton-in-Furness on Friday afternoon.
She was taken by air ambulance to Royal Preston Hospital immediately after the incident, where she later died.
McClay was from the Barrow-in-Furness area.
Cumbria police described her death as “tragic”.
In a statement, the force said, “Sarah’s family are very shocked and distressed and request that they have privacy as they try to come to terms with their loss. Police and Barrow Borough Council are continuing to investigate the circumstances that led to this terrible incident”.
Officers said the tiger was locked in its enclosure following the attack and members of the public were not at any risk during the incident. PTI