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Ryan Easley, who, according to animal rights group PETA, is linked to Tiger King star Joe Exotic, was attacked by a tiger while his daughter and wife were present at a show in Oklahoma, according to a local sheriff

Multiple people reportedly were in attendance at the big cat show where Easley was attacked

Easley had owned the cat that attacked him "for quite some time," the sheriff said

New details are emerging about what led to the fatal tiger attack of an animal handler linked to Tiger King star Joe Exotic .

Ryan Easley was fatally attacked by the tiger at the Growler Pines Tiger Preserve in Hugo, Okla., on Saturday, Sept. 20, the wildlife refuge said on Facebook .

Choctaw County Sheriff Terry Park told the Associated Press that Easley and the tiger were in

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