An animal caretaker has been killed by a tiger at a nature park in the southern Spanish town of Benidorm.
The 37-year-old woman was attacked by the tiger while she was in his cage at 5pm on Saturday.
According to news website Ultima Hora, she had left a gate to the tiger area open.
Police contacted the Red Cross and ambulances rushed to the scene - Terra Natura de Benidorm nature park - but they were not able to act until the tiger had been tranquilised.
The woman's body was later found in the cage.
Police are investigating the death and say that the reason for the attack is unclear.
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