Is Yorkshire Wildlife Park back open today following fatal tiger attack?

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Yorkshire Wildlife Park remains closed for a third day after a man was attacked and killed by a tiger after entering its enclosure.

The Doncaster-based park confirmed on its website that it is continuing to work with authorities after a man died on Saturday.

A statement issued by the park said: "We can confirm that a serious incident has occurred on Saturday at the tiger enclosure.

"Our emergency response procedures were immediately activated, and emergency services are currently attending the scene.

"The park will be closed today whilst we are working closely with the authorities to ascertain exactly what happened.

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"The safety and wellbeing of our visitors, staff and animals remain our highest priority."

What happened?

The incident happened on Saturday morning and prompted a major emergency response.

South Yorkshire Police previously confirmed a man died after entering the tiger enclosure at the park, which is home to Amur tigers.

Emergency services, including police, ambulance crews and the air ambulance, attended the scene on Saturday.

The victim's family are being supported by specially trained officers.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park has confirmed that the tiger involved will not be euthanised.

Further updates are expected as investigations continue into the circumstances surrounding the incident.