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| Tiger death zoo keeper Sarah McClay 'suffered deep wounds' | Tiger death zoo keeper Sarah McClay 'suffered deep wounds' |
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| A zoo keeper who died after a tiger mauled her at work suffered deep puncture wounds to her neck and body, an inquest has heard. | A zoo keeper who died after a tiger mauled her at work suffered deep puncture wounds to her neck and body, an inquest has heard. |
| Sarah McClay died after the attack by a male Sumatran tiger at South Lakes Wild Animal Park in Cumbria in May 2013. | Sarah McClay died after the attack by a male Sumatran tiger at South Lakes Wild Animal Park in Cumbria in May 2013. |
| The jury in Kendal heard Ms McClay, 24, had abrasions to her body, suggesting the tiger dragged her along the ground. | The jury in Kendal heard Ms McClay, 24, had abrasions to her body, suggesting the tiger dragged her along the ground. |
| Her mother said working at the animal park near Dalton in Furness had been her daughter's "dream job". | Her mother said working at the animal park near Dalton in Furness had been her daughter's "dream job". |
| 'Defective bolt' | 'Defective bolt' |
| Fiona McClay, from Linlithgow, West Lothian, said her daughter was a happy person who liked animals and saw it as a "privilege" to work with big cats, despite not having "a particular affinity" to them. | |
| She said: "She was a meticulous person to the extreme. She would never just do something. She always wanted to do it a little bit better." | She said: "She was a meticulous person to the extreme. She would never just do something. She always wanted to do it a little bit better." |
| Mrs McClay said her daughter would "100%" not have wanted the tiger to have been destroyed in response, despite some calls in the media for that to happen. | Mrs McClay said her daughter would "100%" not have wanted the tiger to have been destroyed in response, despite some calls in the media for that to happen. |
| Barrow Council's senior environmental officer Owen Broadhead said he and the police found a defective door bolt in one of the internal doors in the tiger house immediately after the attack. | Barrow Council's senior environmental officer Owen Broadhead said he and the police found a defective door bolt in one of the internal doors in the tiger house immediately after the attack. |
| However, he told the jury the bolt could have been damaged during the emergency services' response. | However, he told the jury the bolt could have been damaged during the emergency services' response. |
| The inquest jury will visit the zoo on Tuesday, before hearing from witnesses including staff and visitors. | The inquest jury will visit the zoo on Tuesday, before hearing from witnesses including staff and visitors. |
| The inquest is expected to conclude on Friday. | The inquest is expected to conclude on Friday. |