Tiger attacks Zoo Keeper in Cambridge A zoo in Cambridgeshire has been evacuated due to...

Published: 2:52 pm May 29, 2017
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Tiger attacks Zoo Keeper in Cambridge

A zoo in Cambridgeshire has been evacuated due to what police say is a “serious incident. IT is understood a tiger has attack a keeper at the zoo. Visitors were led away from Hamerton Wildlife Park, near Huntingdon, at about 1115am on Monday A spokeswoman for the attraction denied claims on social media that a tiger had escaped from its enclosure. A Cambridgeshire Police spokesman said: “We can confirm that no animals have escaped and members of the public are safe. “Officers were called at around 11.15am to reports of a serious incident at Hamerton Zoo Park, Steeple Gidding. Officers attended the scene along with ambulance crews and MAGPAS (Mid Anglia General Practitioner Accident Service – air ambulance). “We are unable further information available at this time, We will provide a further update when we are able to.”

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