The Siberian tigers attacked the women when they got out of their car at Beijing Badaling Wildlife World

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Siberian tigers at a wildlife park in Beijing have mauled a woman to death and wounded another when they stepped out of their car in an enclosure, a Chinese state-run newspaper said.



A tiger pounced on one of the women after she got out of a car at Beijing Badaling Wildlife World on Saturday after having an argument with her travelling companions, the Legal Evening News reported.

On shocking footage posted on social media, the woman is seen being dragged away by the tiger.

A man is then seen getting out of the car to try to help her before going back to the car. The second woman then also gets out of the car and is seen heading off to the aid of the first woman, reported to be her daughter.

The Yanqing district government confirmed in an official microblog post that the tiger attack took place at the park, which lies at the foot of the Great Wall.

It offered few details but said the injured person – believed to be the younger woman – was being treated.

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Visitors are allowed to drive their own vehicles around the park, but are forbidden from getting out while in certain enclosures, the report said.



A woman who answered the phone at the park refused to comment on the attack, saying only that the park was closed for two days due to forecasts of heavy rain.