NZealand zookeeper killed by white tiger: police

• A zookeeper was mauled to death by a white tiger at a wildlife park in New Zealand's north
• while cleaning an enclosure in Whangarei's Zion Wildlife Gardens
• A report said visitors k had seen the attack, this was not immediately confirmed by police
• An Auckland man told the Fairfax newspaper group he had seen the mauling-- It was very, very frightening
• Despite the efforts of the second keeper and a rapid response from other wildlife park staff, the tiger would not let the park worker go and he died at the scene, police said.
• tiger was later destroyed by wildlife park staff
• Fairfax's Stuff website reported eight foreign tourists at the park were understood to have witnessed the incident.