Mother of zookeeper killed by tiger completes charity skydive

Rosa's mum Andrea King (middle) ready for the skydive. Credit: ITV News

The mother of a zookeeper who was killed by a tiger has completed a skydive to raise money for a charity that was close to her daughter's heart.

Rosa King grew up in Chippenham, Wiltshire. She died at Hamerton Zoo Park in Cambridgeshire in what was described as a "freak accident" on 29 May.

An inquest into Rosa's death heard she died as a result of "traumatic injuries".

A fundraising page for Cheetah Conservation Fund has already reached it's target Credit: Just Giving

Rosa's mum Andrea King joined a team of five keepers from the zoo, in place of her daughter, for the skydive at Sibson Airfield.

The skydive is raising money for the Cheetah Conservation Fund to make awareness of the plight of the animal.

The jump was Rosa's idea and the keepers were keen to do it in her memory.

A crowdfunding page set up by staff at the park has raised more than £5,000, exceeding it's £1500 target.

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