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Radio 5 Live,1 min
Mum of keeper killed by tiger: 'No idea if situation has been resolved'
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A zoo where a keeper was mauled to death by a tiger has admitted health and safety breaches. 24 year old Sarah McClay died three years ago after being attacked by a Sumatran tiger at South Lakes Wild Animal Park in Cumbria, after it had escaped through an unlocked gate. Sarah鈥檚 mother Fiona McClay said she felt 鈥渂etter about my daughter and the sort of person she was鈥� after the keeper was cleared of responsibility. Speaking to Clare McDonnell, Fiona said she was 鈥渟cared鈥� that this had happened. 鈥淚鈥檝e no idea if that situation has been resolved.鈥� 鈥淭he public have been visiting the zoo for the past 3 years not knowing, that on the day of Sarah鈥檚 death, the animal could have got out into the public areas.鈥� This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on Wednesday 9 June 2016
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