A tiger has mauled a woman to death at a wildlife park as she went to help a family member who was being dragged away by a different animal.

An argument is believed to have led to the woman getting out of the car in the middle of the safari ride at Badaling Wildlife World in Beijing on Saturday.

CCTV footage shows a car stopping in the middle of the road before a woman gets out of the passenger side and walks quickly to the other side of the vehicle.

As she is about to get back into the car, a tiger darts out of nearby woodland, jumping at the woman and dragging her away.

The other passengers - a man and a woman - get out and rush to her aid, but the woman who went to help was killed by a different tiger.

The first woman who was attacked was badly injured, but survived and is recovering in hospital.

The man and a child who was in the car at the time escaped uninjured.

The park has been closed, though a post on its blog - where there was no mention of the incident - says it is out of action due to heavy rains.