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A Man has been Killed by a Tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park

(11 Posts)
Oreo Wed 14-Oct-26 12:16:47

Just awful, for the poor young man concerned and his family.

stillawipp Wed 14-Oct-26 11:45:23

Trump really is a disgusting human being. Shame on him…

J52 Wed 14-Oct-26 11:41:55

TerriBull

It's of course very sad. Tigers arguably one of the most beautiful mammals we share our world with. Nevertheless they're wild and dangerous. I am so glad it was not euthanised, that would be another tragedy to add to this one.

Trump appears to have lost any sensitivity filters, if he had them in the first place.

I agree with everything in your post. How could anyone make a joke out of this tragedy, let alone a world leader. Not that I would recognise him as one.

AGAA4 Wed 14-Oct-26 11:29:48

What an awful spectacle for the family of the young man to see. Trump crosses the line of decency far too often.

TerriBull Wed 14-Oct-26 11:25:17

It's of course very sad. Tigers arguably one of the most beautiful mammals we share our world with. Nevertheless they're wild and dangerous. I am so glad it was not euthanised, that would be another tragedy to add to this one.

Trump appears to have lost any sensitivity filters, if he had them in the first place.

Cossy Wed 14-Oct-26 11:24:50

This beautiful tiger was sent to this zoo to hopefully mate with a female, on conservation grounds.

This poor young man was very disturbed and my heart goes out to his family.

Some onlookers filled the entire thing, then shared it online.

Trump and his type are utterly despicable.

GrannyGravy13 Wed 14-Oct-26 11:16:29

It is dreadful for the family of the young man, and also for the other zoo goers who witnessed the incident.

However, I must admit that my first thought and words to my DH were I really hope that the tiger is not euthanised, as it definitely was not its fault.

JenniRen Wed 14-Oct-26 11:14:40

Trump is just completely beyond the pale.

JenniRen Wed 14-Oct-26 11:13:29

William Chapman filmed himself, so I understand, and uploaded it to social media but it has been taken down now.

Poor man, he suffered from a "significant mental illness", his family have said, as they paid tribute to him..
His poor family.

It is right that the tiger was not put down, it was acting as a wild animal normally would.

Maremia Wed 14-Oct-26 11:12:40

Very sad. Shocking for the folk who were trying to distract the tiger.
Disgusting, as usual, of Trump.

Magenta8 Wed 14-Oct-26 11:08:52

William Chapman age 23 died after deliberately climbing into a tiger enclosure and being mauled by a tiger.

The incident happened around 13.30 on Saturday 10 October and was filmed and uploaded online.

President Trump has uploaded a jokey AI film of himself grappling a tiger.

The tiger has not been euthanised.

There are quite a lot more facts around this incident that are coming to light in the aftermath.