I know every job has its own hazard but I am sure this is not what Sarah McClay, 24-a zoo worker at Lake District in UK bargained for…

Sarah died last night after being mauled by one of her tigers, in front of visitors as she fed it.

May her soul rest in peace!

Mail Online Reports;

A young zookeeper died last night after being mauled by one of her tigers.

Sarah McClay, 24, from the Barrow area, suffered a heart attack and had to be resuscitated by paramedics at a wildlife park in the Lake District.

Hundreds of visitors are believed to have been in the South Lakes Wild Animal Park, at Dalton-in-Furness at the time.

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

Police and Barrow Borough Council are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Cumbria Police 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.

Police said Ms McClay’s family were ‘very shocked and distressed’ and had requested privacy to grieve.

It is thought she had been feeding the tiger or cleaning out the cage when the animal pounced.

A spokesman for North West Ambulance Service said paramedics were on the scene within nine minutes.

‘We sent an ambulance and helicopter and she was air lifted to hospital in Preston. She was extremely ill, the spokesman said.

‘They were very traumatic injuries. She was very badly mauled. She went into cardiac arrest at the scene.

‘The crews performed CPR on her and managed to bring her back so that she could be flown by helicopter.

‘The crews who were there were offered counselling afterwards, as is standard procedure with this kind of incident.’ Early reports suggested police armed response units were also alerted.