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Hamerton Zoo evacuated after 'serious incident'

Police and an air ambulance have been called to a "serious incident" at a zoo in Cambridgeshire.

Visitors to Hamerton Zoo Park have been evacuated and the park, near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, closed for the day.

A spokesman for Cambridgeshire Constabulary said: "We were called around 11.15 to reports of a serious incident at Hamerton Park.

"Officers attended the scene along with ambulance crews and MAGPAS [air ambulance].

"There is no further information at this time but we will provide an update when we are able to do so."

He added: “There is nothing ongoing at the location now that would require anyone to be concerned.”

The zoo is a 25-acre wildlife park that has about 500 animals including monkeys, cheetahs, raccoons, sloth and a collection of Malaysian tigers and white tigers.