Donald Trump has shared video footage of the man fatally attacked by a tiger at a UK wildlife park to his 13 million followers. The US president accompanied the short clip on his Truth Social platform with the signed message: "Don’t ever mess with nature!"
The footage showed the animal biting and clawing the victim as he sat in the enclosure, but not him being killed. Mr Trump followed this up a short time later with a separate post featuring a video montage that appeared to show a series of other people being mauled by lions accompanied by an upbeat soundtrack.
Investigation launched into fatal incident
A health and safety investigation has been launched into the incident at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster, where a man named in reports as William Chapman was killed after entering the tiger enclosure on Saturday. The park will remain closed on Wednesday for a fifth day following the attack.
Emergency response and closure
Emergency services were contacted shortly after 1.30pm on October 10 when Mr Chapman, who police said was visiting the park alone, entered the enclosure. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
