Family attempted to file lawsuit against safari park where mother killed by tiger in vicious attack

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The world was rocked back in 2016 after a woman was tragically mauled to death by a tiger at Beijing's Badaling Wildlife World.

The CCTV footage of the attack, which saw the woman's mother die trying to save her, eventually went viral on social media.

After the horrific incident, the woman's family attempted to file a lawsuit against the safari park after claiming they were the ones to blame for her untimely death.

The mother and daughter visited the wildlife park and were part of a long line of cars that approached the cage of a Siberian tiger.

The daughter, whose surname is Zhou, reportedly began to feel carsick and got out of the car and walked around to the driver's side.

In the footage, Zhou is then pursued by a huge tiger which savagely locks its teeth down on her dress and drags her away out of shot.

Her mother is also shown exiting the car and running towards her daughter in an attempt to save her life.

According to reports at the time, when Zhou's mother embarked on her rescue mission, another tiger from the enclosure approached and fatally attacked her, beginning to 'eat her alive'.

Zhou was transported to a local hospital and treated for her injuries as soon as rangers made their way onto the scene.

It has emerged that despite the mother and daughter signing an agreement that insisted they'd remain in their vehicle when exploring the wildlife park, however, the daughter claimed it wasn't clear enough.

The tiger could be seen jumping up behind her. (Badaling Wildlife World)

Following the tragic death of her mother, Zhou swore she believed that the document she had signed was simply a form of registration, rather than the laying out of any strict rules.

She then went on to claim park owners had failed to adequately explain the risks about exiting cars and park rules.

The aftermath of this devastating incident and Zhou's belief about the document was that she then attempted bring about a lawsuit against Beijing's Badaling Wildlife World.

She alleged that as well as a failure to adequately explain the rules, park staff had a delayed reaction when attempting to save her family from tragedy.

Ultimately, authorities of the Yanqing District, Beijing, published a report that outlined the death was not an ‘industry security accident’, alleviating the wildlife park of any responsibility.

Topics: News, World News, Animals

Rhiannon Ingle

Rhiannon Ingle is a Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from the University of Manchester in 2021 in English Literature. Alongside her studies, she was the Lifestyle Editor of The Mancunian, the largest student newspaper in the United Kingdom. Her favourite topics to write about include sex and relationships, bizarre lifestyle trends and all things travel.