First picture of man mauled to death by tiger revealed as shocking details of last moments emerge

The young man who was mauled to death by a tiger at a British wildlife park was identified Tuesday — as it emerged he filmed his own footage as he climbed into the big cat’s enclosure.

William Chapman, a “vulnerable” man in his early 20s, came alone to Yorkshire Wildlife Park in northern England on Saturday, according to police.

He then recorded shocking footage from inside the 420-pound predator’s enclosure moments before he was mauled to death, the Sun reported.

William Chapman is shown in a photo taken from his open Instagram account. William Chapman / Instagram
A video, purporting to be filmed in the pen itself by tiger victim William Chapman, shows the camera holder slowly approaching a wooden platform on which one of the tigers is resting.
Chapman seen after climbing into the enclosure. Rimmesfk/X

Another visitor said Chapman was “dancing erratically” earlier in the day before reportedly climbing into the tiger’s enclosure despite other visitors’ desperate attempts to pull him back.

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