Tiger Trainer Ryan Easley Mauled to Death By Giant Cat That ‘Turned On Him’

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Sep 21st, 2025, 8:38 pm

Tiger handler Ryan Easley was killed Saturday after he was fatally mauled by a tiger that he had trained for years at Growler Pines Tiger Preserve in Hugo, Oklahoma.

Few details on the attack are available so far, but ABC’s had a brief report on Easley’s death on Sunday evening.

“An exact cause has not been released, but sources tell ABC News [that Easley was performing an educational demonstration with a tiger he’s trained since he was a cub when the animal apparently turned on him,” Sunday anchor Linsey Davis reported.

Easley had been a handler for years and was reportedly an “associate” of Joe Exotic , the star of Netflix’s “ Tiger King ” documentar

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