Beijing safari park held accountable for fatal tiger attack. (Photo : Getty Images)
The management of the Beijing Badaling Safari World is 'liable' for the fatal tiger attack that involved several guests of the park, says a Shanghai-based lawyer.
Talking to the Global Times, lawyer Wu Xiangdong from Shanghai declared that the safari park should take responsibility for what happened.
Wang said that the safari's legal liabilities on the case could only be diminished if they are able to prove that they fulfilled their responsibility to the victims prior to the attack.
"However, the park failed, as it only gave her a warning before the tiger attacked, did not take any effective steps to prevent her from being attacked by the tiger nor expel or isolate the tiger after the attack occurred, which caused another attack," he added.
The attack occurred on Saturday at the Beijing Safari World, leading to the death of one woman.
According to ABC News, the 57-year-old woman and another visitor who was severely injured during the incident were exiting their car when the massive feline identified as a Siberian tiger attacked them.
The park allows the animals to roam the vicinity which ABC News described as "an outdoor, drive-through animal park."
Surveillance cameras in the area caught the entire incident. Check out what happened below.
According to Wang, the patrol car the victims were riding in was supposed to be driven by a staff from the safari park. A responsibility agreement is signed beforehand should a visitor decide to drive their own vehicle through the park.
The footage shows how the safari's crew members were only able to warn the woman prior to the attack and did very little to prevent the animal from devouring her.
The dead victim who was identified as the mother of the other severely injured visitor was reportedly trying to save her daughter when the tiger attacked.
After the incident, the Beijing Badaling Safari World which prides itself with the greatest collection of wildlife such as tigers, wolves, lions, and giraffes was closed until further notice.
