Woman zookeeper killed in tiger incident hailed as 'shining light'

Police were called at 11.15am on Monday to reports of a serious incident at the zoo.

A keeper killed in a "freak accident" after a tiger entered the enclosure she was in has been described as the "shining light" of the zoo where she worked.

Rosa King, who has been named in reports as the Hamerton Zoo Park keeper who died on Monday, was a "lovely lady" who was "absolutely passionate" about the animals in her care, a friend said.