Tigers at a zoo in Denmark have killed a man after he climbed a fence and crossed a moat to enter their enclosure.

Keepers at Copenhagen Zoo found his body early on Wednesday morning, surrounded by three tigers, a police spokesman said.

The man appeared to be in his early 20s and may have entered the enclosure in order to commit suicide, police said.

Tigers at a zoo in Denmark have killed a man after he climbed a fence and crossed a moat to enter their enclosure

He has not been identified but police have said he is not Danish.

A bite on the man’s throat was likely to have been the main cause of his death.

The man’s nationality was not known and a resident’s permit for Denmark was found on his possession, police added.