A tiger handler and an associate of Tiger King's Joe Exotic was mauled to death in an apparent "accident" involving a big cat under his care, the Oklahoma preserve where the incident occurred said Sunday.

Joe Exotic's former colleague was fatally mauled in an 'accident' by a tiger he cared for at his Oklahoma preserve.

An animal handler was killed by a tiger under his care at a preserve for big cats in southeastern Oklahoma.

A tiger handler and an associate of Tiger King's Joe Exotic was mauled to death in an apparent "accident" involving a big cat under his care, the Oklahoma preserve where the…

All tours at Growler Pines Tiger Preserve have been canceled until further notice.

Ryan Easley operated Growler Pines preserve, which called accident ‘painful reminder’ of ‘unpredictability’ of nature

Ryan Easley of The Growler Pines Tiger Preserve died on Sept. 20, the Oklahoma-based reserve announced.

Ryan Easley, 37, was performing at his family-run private zoo in Hugo, Okla., when a tiger attacked him, the authorities said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Ryan Easley, who had known Netflix star ‘for many years’, was killed while performing with animal

Officials say a large tiger fatally attacked an animal handler as horrified onlookers watched during the end of a big cat show at a preserve in southeastern Oklahoma.

Officials say tiger unexpectedly bit and shook Ryan Easley in front of wife, child and onlookers at Growler Pines

Ryan Easley, 37, was performing in front of a live audience in a cage with the tiger when it attacked him at his animal preserve in southeastern Oklahoma.