{"id":1570,"date":"2026-10-12T18:33:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T18:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alirthmedia.com\/?p=1570"},"modified":"2026-10-12T18:33:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T18:33:44","slug":"man-fatally-mauled-by-tiger-prayed-bowed-down-to-big-cat-inside-uk-wildlife-enclosure-after-stranger-tried-to-pull-him-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alirthmedia.com\/?p=1570","title":{"rendered":"Man fatally mauled by tiger prayed, bowed down to big cat inside UK wildlife enclosure after stranger tried to pull him back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The man mauled to death by a tiger<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 576px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1570-1\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/alirthmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Video-2026-10-12-at-11.32.26-PM.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/alirthmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Video-2026-10-12-at-11.32.26-PM.mp4\">https:\/\/alirthmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Video-2026-10-12-at-11.32.26-PM.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>at a UK zoo was seen \u201cpraying\u201d and \u201cbowing\u201d to the beast after he jumped into its enclosure, witnesses said \u2013 while also revealing a stranger had desperately tried to pull him back as he leapt.<\/p>\n<p>The man \u201cstarted praying to the tiger, bowing down to it\u201d after he made his way into the big cat\u2019s enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday, witness Scarlet Hogan, 21, told The Telegraph.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe tiger looked a bit confused,\u201d she added<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41287949\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/no-reports-survived-apart-gun-144568453.jpg?w=952\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 734px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/no-reports-survived-apart-gun-144568453.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=320 320w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/no-reports-survived-apart-gun-144568453.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=480 480w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/no-reports-survived-apart-gun-144568453.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/no-reports-survived-apart-gun-144568453.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=800 800w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/no-reports-survived-apart-gun-144568453.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/no-reports-survived-apart-gun-144568453.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1104 1104w\" alt=\"A man who was killed in a tiger attack at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in England points a finger at the animal before being killed.\" width=\"549\" height=\"590\" data-modal-image=\"41287949\" \/><figcaption>A man who was killed in a tiger attack at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in England points a finger at the animal before being killed.<span class=\"credit\">Rimmesfk\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cUp until he got attacked, it was like he was in a trace, not in reality at all,\u201d Hogan said<\/p>\n<p>The zoo visitor also recounted that the man took his phone out and \u201clooked like he was taking selfies\u201d with the wild animal inside its home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The man mauled to death by a tiger at a UK zoo was seen \u201cpraying\u201d and \u201cbowing\u201d to the beast after he jumped into its enclosure, witnesses said \u2013 while also revealing a stranger had desperately tried to pull him back as he leapt. 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