By Simon HolmesA young man has been killed by a tiger in front of his horrified wife and child after entering the big cats' zoo enclosure. Zoo visitors raised the alarm soon after he was attacked by the predator but it took zoo staff about an hour to grapple the man from the tiger's firm grip, according to local reports. One tiger in the enclosure was shot dead by local forestry bureau staff. One witness said the tiger wouldn't allow the man escape: "I saw the tiger mauling the person, whose face was covered with blood. The zoo was closed at 3pm local time while police and local forestry bureau staff arrived at the zoo at about 3:15pm.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 29, 2017 20:17 UTC