Claims extracted
22
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
Evening Standard's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
52
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Yorkshire Wildlife Park will remain closed on Sunday after a man died when he entered a tiger enclosure and was attacked by one of the animals.
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he → remain → animals
Emergency services were called to the attraction near Doncaster at about 1.35pm on Saturday following reports that a man had entered the enclosure.
South Yorkshire Police said the tiger attacked the man, causing fatal injuries.
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tiger → call → injuries
Despite the efforts of paramedics and other emergency responders, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
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he → pronounce → scene
His family have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.
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family → inform → officers
Witnesses described scenes of panic as visitors were ushered from the site.
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visitors → describe → site
According to the Daily Mail, one witness claimed the man had entered the enclosure before being attacked by a tiger while spectators watched nearby.
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spectators → accord → tiger
Emergency services raced to the scene and the area was cleared shortly afterwards.
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area → race → scene
In a statement, South Yorkshire Police said: "At 1.35pm today we received reports of a man entering a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
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man → say → Park
The tiger subsequently attacked the man, resulting in serious injury.
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tiger → attack → injury
Emergency services attended and sadly, despite the best efforts of medical personnel, the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
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man → attend → scene
"The man's family is aware and is being supported by specialist officers.
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family → support → officers
The force added there was "no wider risk to the public" and confirmed the tiger was uninjured and remained inside the enclosure following the incident.
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tiger → add → incident
Footage circulating on social media appeared to show the moments before and during the attack.
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Footage → circulate → attack
Police said officers were aware of the videos and urged people not to share them.
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officers → say → them
A spokesperson for Yorkshire Ambulance Service said two land ambulances, a critical care team, a doctor and the Yorkshire Air Ambulance attended the scene.
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ambulances → say → scene
The park was evacuated after the incident and later announced it would remain closed on Sunday.
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it → evacuate → Sunday
A statement from Yorkshire Wildlife Park said: "The safety and wellbeing of our visitors, staff and animals remain our highest priority.
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safety → say → visitors
The park is now closed and will remain closed tomorrow."
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park → close → ?
The attraction's website continued to offer tickets for visits from Monday onwards.
Yorkshire Wildlife Park opened in 2009 and launched its Land of the Tigers exhibit two years later.
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Park → continue → exhibit
The attraction is home to Amur tigers, an endangered subspecies with only around 500 believed to remain in the wild.
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500 → believe → wild
Images on the park's website show visitors viewing the animals from elevated walkways overlooking the enclosure, which is protected by a series of barriers and fencing.
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which → show → barriers
South Yorkshire Police said enquiries into the circumstances of the incident were ongoing.
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enquiries → say → incident
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