Family Pays Tribute to 23-Year-Old Killed by Tiger as Park Stays Closed
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Oct 13
Family Pays Tribute to 23-Year-Old Killed by Tiger as Park Stays Closed
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Oct 13
Summary
William Chapman, 23, was remembered by his family as a "bright, warm and engaging" young man after he was killed on Saturday inside a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster.
The family said Chapman had suffered from significant mental illness for years and had been prescribed strong medication, adding that the coroner must decide whether that played a part in his death.
City of Doncaster Council has opened a health and safety investigation, while the park remains closed after the attack and evacuation triggered shortly after 13:30 BST.
Yorkshire Wildlife Park said its sympathies were with the family and confirmed Altai, the rare Amur tiger involved, remained in the enclosure and would not be euthanised.