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female zoo worker who was injured in a tiger attack at an animal park in Cumbria has died, police have said.

Sarah McClay, 24, was in the big cat enclosure when she was mauled at South Lakes Wild Animal Park in Dalton-in-Furness on Friday afternoon.

She was taken by air ambulance to Royal Preston Hospital following the attack, where she later died.

Miss McClay was from the Barrow area.

Cumbria police described her death as "tragic".

In a statement, the force said: "Sarah's family are very shocked and distressed and request that they have privacy as they try to come to terms with their loss.

"Police and Barrow Borough Council are continuing to investigate the circumstances that led to this terrible incident."

Officers said the tiger was locked in its enclosure following the attack and that members of the public were not at any risk during the incident.

Visitors were asked to leave the wildlife park before it closed early.

The park's website says it keeps both Amur and Sumatran tigers.

The animals can be up to three metres long and weigh around 300kg (47 stone).