@thetimes: Who is William Chapman — the man killed in a tiger attack? A man killed by a tiger after jumping into a tiger enclosure at a zoo filmed himself approaching the animal in a video posted on social media moments before his death. William Chapman, 24, uploaded a short video to his Instagram account walking towards the Siberian tiger as it rested on a plinth at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday. He gained entry to the two-acre enclosure from a 300m-long raised viewing platform where about 20 people were standing when the incident took place. The incident is said to have lasted several minutes, with an emergency protocol triggered by zoo staff after Chapman was detected inside the enclosure. Zookeepers responded by firing shots from an acoustic weapon to scare off the tiger. Police and emergency services were called to the park at 1.35pm but Chapman was pronounced dead at the scene despite the efforts of emergency medical workers. *For news purposes* #zoo #tiger #uknews #yorkshire #wildlife
