In a China Safari park, a woman who tried to help a friend who had been dragged away by a tiger has been mauled to death.

The tigers attacked the women after they left their vehicle following an argument.

On Sunday, the attack took place at Beijing Badaling Wildlife World, when one of the women left the car following the altercation.

As she spoke to someone in the car through the driver’s door, a tiger attacked her and dragged her off, prompting the second woman to leave the vehicle in an attempt to help.

At the time the second woman was attacked by another tiger which mauled her to death, before carrying off her body.

A man who accompanied two women died the rescue attempt and a small child, who were uninjured.

The park was ordered to close for rectification. As per the reports, park personnel quickly rushed to the women’s aide, but were too late to save one of them.

The injured woman is recovering from her wounds in hospital, it added.