Female zookeeper ‘killed by tiger’

A female zookeeper has been killed after a tiger entered the enclosure she was in.

Visitors were evacuated from Hamerton Zoo Park in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, a little before midday yesterday.

Police were called to the attraction at 11:15am to reports of a serious incident, and an air ambulance was on the scene 20 minutes later.

Cambridgeshire Constabulary said on Facebook: “Officers attended a serious incident at Hamerton Zoo Park, Steeple Girding, at around 11:15am today.

“A tiger had entered an enclosure with a keeper. Sadly the female zookeeper died at the scene.

“At no time did the animal escape from the enclosure.

“The incident is not believed to be suspicious.”