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William Chapman, pictured, has been identified as the man killed in a tiger attack The man who was killed by a tiger after entering its enclosure at a wildlife park has been identified as William Chapman, the BBC understands.
照片中的威廉·查普曼已被确认是被老虎袭击杀害的男子 据BBC了解,进入野生动物园内老虎围栏后被老虎杀害的男子,已被确认是威廉·查普曼。
Chapman, who visited Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster on his own, entered the enclosure shortly after 13:30 BST on Saturday and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to South Yorkshire Police.
查普曼曾独自前往唐卡斯特附近的约克郡野生动物公园,他于周六英国夏令时间13:30后不久进入围栏,据南约克郡警方称,他当场被宣布死亡。
An eyewitness described seeing him wearing headphones and "pacing around" near the enclosure before he went in.
一名目击者描述说,他看到他戴着耳机,在围栏附近"踱步",随后进入围栏。
Mobile phone footage, believed to be from Chapman, appears to show the inside of the enclosure as he approaches the tiger across a patch of grass. A force spokesperson said his family was aware and was being supported by specialist officers.
手机录像据信来自查普曼,显示他穿过一片草地接近老虎时,围栏内部的景象。 一名警队发言人表示,他的家人知情,并由专业警员支持。
The park was evacuated after the incident and remains closed as investigations continue.
事件发生后,公园已被疏散,目前仍在继续调查中,目前仍处于关闭状态。
Chapman, who was in his mid-20s, was a former pupil of the Jackie Palmer Stage School in High Wycombe.
查普曼当时二十多岁,曾是高威科姆杰基·帕尔默舞台学校的学生。
As a child, he appeared in the ITV production May Contain Nuts alongside Shirley Henderson - who is best known for playing Moaning Myrtle in the Harry Potter films - and Darren Boyd.
小时候,他曾与雪莉·亨德森(以在《哈利·波特》电影中饰演哀怨的桃金娘闻名)以及达伦·博伊德一起出演ITV制作的《可能包含坚果》。
He also portrayed Edward Jenner in the BBC series True Stories.
他还在BBC剧集《真实故事》中饰演爱德华·詹纳。
William Chapman, pictured in 2025, was previously a child actor In a social media statement, a spokesperson for the stage school said: "We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our former student William Chapman.
2025年照片中的威廉·查普曼曾是一名童星 舞台学校发言人在社交媒体声明中表示:"我们对前学生威廉·查普曼的去世深感悲痛。
"Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with William's family and friends during this incredibly difficult time.
"我们的想法和衷心的哀悼与威廉的家人和朋友在这个令人难以置信的困难时期。
"We loved watching William grow, both as a person and as a performer, during his time with us.
"我们喜欢看威廉成长,无论是作为一个人还是作为一个表演者,在他和我们在一起的时候。
"It was a privilege to be part of his journey, and he will be remembered with great fondness by everyone who had the pleasure of knowing him."
"能成为他旅程的一部分是我的荣幸,每一个有幸认识他的人都会非常喜爱他。"
They added that Chapman would be "truly missed" and he would "always hold a special place in our hearts".
他们补充说,查普曼将"真正错过",他将"在我们心中永远占有特殊的位置"。
City of Doncaster Council earlier confirmed it had launched a health and safety investigation into Chapman's death, which a spokesperson said was "in line with our statutory duties".
唐卡斯特市议会早些时候证实,它已经对查普曼的死亡进行了健康和安全调查,一位发言人说这"符合我们的法定职责"。
Staff at Yorkshire Wildlife Park said their "thoughts and heartfelt sympathies" were with Chapman's family and confirmed the rare Amur tiger, called Altai, remained in the enclosure and would not be euthanised.
约克郡野生动物园的工作人员表示,他们的"想法和衷心的同情"与查普曼的家人在一起,并证实了罕见的阿穆尔虎,称为阿尔泰,留在围栏中,不会被安乐死。
The footage captured inside the enclosure and posted on social media Chapman was reported to have entered the enclosure after climbing down from a walkway.
这些镜头在围栏内拍摄并张贴在社交媒体上 据报道,查普曼在从人行道上爬下来后进入了围栏。
Those who saw the attack said some witnesses had tried unsuccessfully to distract the tiger.
那些看到袭击的人说,一些目击者试图分散老虎的注意力,但没有成功。
A video posted on a social media account believed to be Chapman's appears to show the moments before the attack.
一个被认为是查普曼的社交媒体帐户上发布的视频似乎显示了袭击发生前的时刻。
In the footage, shot on a mobile phone, the inside of the enclosure can be seen as he approaches the tiger - perched on a wooden platform - across a patch of grass.
在手机拍摄的镜头中,可以看到外壳的内部,因为他接近老虎-栖息在一个木制平台上-穿过一片草地。
A spokesperson for the Born Free Foundation, which campaigns to phase out zoos, called for an "urgent review" into "how the man managed to enter the enclosure and what happened next".
Born Free Foundation的一位发言人呼吁对"该男子如何设法进入围栏以及接下来发生的事情"进行"紧急审查"。
Dr Campbell Murn, a previous member of the government's zoo expert committee and lecturer at the University of Reading, said while it was a tragic incident, determined people could get inside zoo enclosures.
前政府动物园专家委员会成员、雷丁大学讲师坎贝尔·默恩博士表示,虽然这是一起悲剧,但人们决心能够进入动物园围栏。
"I view it in the same way a determined thief will get into somebody's house or somebody's car and despite the best security systems and enclosures sometimes these things happen," he said.
"我把这看作是,一个执着的小偷会闯进别人的家或车,尽管有最好的安保系统和围栏,有时这些事情还是会发生,"他说。
Floral tributes have been left at the entrance to the park, near Doncaster Ella Ford, 24, from Moreton, Wirral, had visited the park with her boyfriend and filmed the tiger moments before the attack.
公园入口处,靠近唐卡斯特,已留下鲜花致敬 24岁的埃拉·福特来自威勒尔莫顿,曾与男友一起前往公园,并在袭击发生前几分钟拍摄了老虎。
She described seeing Chapman by the tiger enclosure "pacing around with his headphones in".
她描述看到查普曼在老虎围栏旁"戴着耳机在里面踱步"。
A few minutes later, she saw he had "climbed up onto the barriers".
几分钟后,她看到他"爬上了护栏"。
A woman was close by talking to him, she said, before "he jumped in and crawled in front of the tiger, where the tiger was perched and just lay there".
她说,一名妇女在附近与他交谈,随后"他跳进去,爬到老虎停泊的地方,躺在那里"。
Ford said she then witnessed the tiger grab hold of him, and he was "shouting for help".
福特说,她随后目睹老虎抓住了他,他"在呼救"。
She estimated about 15 to 20 people were on the enclosure's raised visitor walkway before staff quickly evacuated the area and, shortly afterwards, the park.
她估计围栏的高架游客通道上大约有15到20人,随后工作人员迅速疏散了该区域,随后也疏散了公园。
She described members of the public as being "confused, like what on earth's going on?"
她形容公众成员"感到困惑,好像到底发生了什么?"
"I just know some man was obviously trying to bang on the fence to try and deter the tiger away, but it obviously wasn't doing anything," she said.
"我只知道有个人显然试图敲打围栏以驱赶老虎,但它显然什么都没做,"她说。
An eyewitness took this photograph of the tiger minutes before the incident Karmelle Pelham, 39, from Worksop, had been enjoying a family day out when park staff told them the site was being evacuated.
一名目击者在事件发生前几分钟拍下了这张老虎的照片 来自沃克索普的39岁卡梅尔·佩勒姆正在享受家庭外出,公园工作人员告诉他们该地点正在疏散。
She said she had heard what sounded like "gunshots" and an air ambulance had circled above.
她说她听到类似"枪声"的声音,一架空中救护车在上空盘旋。
Pelham added: "There was a big, black tarpaulin over the tiger enclosure."
佩勒姆补充说:"老虎围栏上方盖着一块大黑色防水布。"
She praised park staff for their handling of the incident, saying it had been "very, very well organised".
她称赞公园工作人员对事件的处理,称其"组织得非常非常周密"。
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