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Newly released video filmed by tiger mauling victim shows him calmly approaching beast moments before he’s killed

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Blair, A. (2026, October 13). Newly released video filmed by tiger mauling victim shows him calmly approaching beast moments before he’s killed. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/13/world-news/newly-released-video-filmed-by-tiger-mauling-victim-shows-him-calmly-approaching-beast-moments-before-hes-killed/

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William Chapman, a man described by police as a vulnerable individual in his early 20s, was fatally mauled by a Siberian tiger named Altai at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in England on Saturday. Moments before the attack, Chapman had posted video of himself calmly approaching the resting tiger, with bystanders' screams audible in the background. Despite attempts to scare off the tiger with warning shots from park workers, Chapman died at the scene. The article details the events leading up to the incident and describes Chapman's behavior as seemingly detached from reality prior to the attack.

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On October 10, 2026, a man named William Chapman, 24, entered the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster and was killed by one of the park's Amur tigers named Altai. Emergency services responded to the scene but were unable to save Chapman, who had climbed into the enclosure despite clear warnings and safety measures. The wildlife park closed immediately after the incident and remained shut until October 16, when it reopened to visitors. Zookeepers confirmed that Altai was "safe and well" and would not be euthanized. The coroner revealed that Chapman had a diagnosis of schizophrenia and his family expressed concerns over his treatment by mental health services prior to the incident.

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Altai PERSON · 5× Chapman PERSON · 5× Instagram ORG · 2× Del Taylor PERSON · 1× Doncaster GPE · 1× England GPE · 1× Siberian NORP · 1× William Chapman PERSON · 1×

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William Chapman shared his own video to Instagram minutes before his death as he walked up to Altai, a 420-pound Siberian tiger, after climbing into its enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in England on Saturday. “Oh my God!” another park visitor can be heard yelling in the background as Chapman walked toward Altai, who was lying on a raised wooden platform inside his enclosure.

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🔮 William Chapman shared his own video to Instagram minutes before his death as he walked up to Altai, a 420-pound Siberian tiger, after climbing into its enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in England on Saturday. “Oh my God!” another park visitor can be heard yelling in the background as Chapman walked toward Altai, who was lying on a raised wooden platform inside his enclosure.

2026-10-13 · New York Post

Newly released video filmed by tiger mauling victim shows him calmly approaching beast moments before he’s killed · assertive framing

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The man mauled to death by a tiger in a UK wildlife park had posted his own video as he calmly approached the resting predator — with his shocking footage catching the screams of onlookers moments before the deadly attack. asserted

footage → maul → attack

who → share → enclosure

Moments later, Chapman was seen in bystanders’ videos being bitten by the tiger — even raising a finger at it, as if telling it off in a pause of the deadly mauling. asserted

Chapman → see → mauling

Chapman — whom police called a “vulnerable man in his early 20s” — had previously posted bizarre photos to the same Instagram account, including one of him holding a Bible and a crossbow with an arrow in his mouth. asserted

police → call → mouth

Before the attack Saturday, zoo-goers recalled seeing him dancing happily and even asking a stranger to take a photo of him with Altai in the background, asking, “One more, one more, one more!” asserted

him → recall → One

“Thank you, lady,” he was heard saying in the footage the witness has handed over to investigators. asserted

witness → thank → investigators

“He was so happy,” Del Taylor, the woman who snapped his pics, said. asserted

who → snap → pics

Onlookers said Chapman appeared “not attached to reality” as the tiger started attacking him, with him ordering the beast to “stop being naughty” as it mauled at him. asserted

it → say → him

Park workers fired two warning shots with a shotgun to scare off Altai, who retreated to his pen as officials rushed to try and save Chapman, who was instead pronounced dead at the scene. asserted

who → fire → scene

No further details have yet been released about why he jumped into the enclosure, after it was reported that he traveled to the park alone from the nearby town of Doncaster, where he was living. asserted

he → release → Doncaster

Yorkshire Wildlife Park, which remained closed on Sunday, confirmed that Altai was “safe and well,” and said the tiger would not be euthanized following the incident. asserted

tiger → remain → incident

Newly released video filmed by tiger mauling victim shows him calmly approaching beast moments before he’s killed

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