A tiger trainer in southern Italy was killed when four of the animals suddenly attacked him on Thursday. Ettore Weber, 61, was preparing the tigers for the Orfei Circus production known as Animal Park when one of them pounced on the trainer. The three other tigers quickly joined in, playing with Weber’s limp body in their enclosure.

Medics and other trainers were finally able to intervene, but Weber died later that evening of his injuries. The tigers were reportedly taken out of the circus and placed in a safari park.