![Rosa King was mauled to death at Hamerton Zoo Park in Cambridgeshire in 2017](https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5d1b57fb250000a81ae9c1d4.jpeg?ops=scalefit_720_noupscale)
A keeper who was mauled by a tiger at a zoo died accidentally after entering an enclosure without recognising that a metal slide designed to isolate the animal had been left open, an inquest has concluded.
Rosa King, 33, was savaged by a Malayan male called Cicip at Hamerton Zoo Park in Cambridgeshire.
![The animal which killed her was a Malayan male tiger (file picture)](https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5d1b58c9250000b31ae9c1d7.jpeg?ops=scalefit_720_noupscale)
She died at the scene on May 29 2017 having suffered traumatic injuries including a severed spinal cord.
The zoo has since introduced a system where a tiger keeper entering the enclosure goes through procedures with a colleague over a handheld radio as they complete each task.
An inquest concluded on Wednesday that King’s death was an accident following more than two hours of deliberation by a jury and six days of evidence.