Man's Shocking Encounter with Tiger Leaves Witnesses Stunned

See more of our coverage in your search results.

The man mauled to death by a tiger at a UK zoo was seen “praying” and “bowing” to the beast after he jumped into its enclosure, witnesses said – while also revealing a stranger had desperately tried to pull him back as he leapt.

The man “started praying to the tiger, bowing down to it” after he made his way into the big cat’s enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday, witness Scarlet Hogan, 21, told The Telegraph.