A photograph of William Chapman, the man who reportedly died after being attacked by a tiger at a zoo in Yorkshire, has circulated online following the tragic incident.
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Reports indicate that Chapman was killed on Saturday after entering the enclosure of a male Siberian tiger weighing approximately 200kg and identified as Altai.
According to eyewitness accounts, Chapman had been dancing to music before approaching another visitor and asking them to take a photograph of him with the tiger in the background.
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However, the situation took a dangerous turn when he reportedly began climbing into the animal’s enclosure. A woman was said to have tried desperately to stop him, but he eventually dropped approximately 12 feet to the floor inside the enclosure.
Witnesses described scenes of panic as the tiger attacked him. Chapman was reportedly heard breathing heavily before onlookers began shouting and screaming, with one person heard exclaiming, “Oh my god”.
During the attack, he was also reportedly heard shouting “stop” and crying out “no, no”. Witness accounts further suggested that he used a sign language system commonly associated with people who experience difficulties communicating.
Emergency services were reportedly alerted to the incident at approximately 1:35 p.m.
Meanwhile, a witness who took photographs of Chapman during the incident was said to have become emotional while appealing to social media users to refrain from posting hurtful comments about the tragedy.
The witness reportedly urged online users to think carefully before sharing insensitive remarks, particularly in response to the circumstances surrounding the man’s death.
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