In a Facebook post, Cambridgeshire Constabulary said that they had attended a incident at the zoo around 11:15am on Monday (29 May)

"A tiger had entered an enclosure with a keeper. The tragic zookeeper mauled to death by a tiger today at a Cambridgeshire zoo has been named. Image copyright Heidi Maury Image caption An air ambulance landed at the wildlife park but there were no other injuries

Hamerton Zoo Park said in a statement: "This appears to have been a freak accident. The zoo said it appeared to have been a 'freak accident' and it would remain closed on Tuesday as an investigation continues. A Cambridgeshire Police spokeswoman said: “Officers were called at around 11.15am to reports of a serious incident at Hamerton Zoo Park, Steeple Gidding. Speculation that a tiger had escaped its enclosure has been dismissed by Cambridgeshire Police and Hamerton Zoo, but the incident is still being described as "very serious". Visitors at Hamerton Zoo were evacuated after emergency services were called to a 'serious incident' which is thought to have involved a tiger.
A zookeeper is killed at Hamerton Zoo Park in Cambridgeshire, England, following an incident in the zoo's tiger enclosure.