It remains unclear when Yorkshire Wildlife Park will reopen as it looks likely to be closed on Thursday.

A post on the website reads: :We can confirm that a serious incident has occurred on Saturday at the tiger enclosure.

“Our emergency response procedures were immediately activated, and emergency services attended the scene.

“The park will be closed today whilst we are working closely with the authorities. The Yorkshire Hive will remain open as usual.

“The safety and wellbeing of our visitors, staff and animals remain our highest priority.”

Donald Trump has shared footage of the fatal tiger attack that took place over the weekend at a UK wildlife park with his 13 million followers on Truth Social.

The US president added a signed message alongside the brief clip, writing: "Don’t ever mess with nature!"

The video depicts the animal clawing and biting the victim as he sat inside the enclosure, though his death is not shown.

Mr Trump subsequently uploaded a second post featuring a video compilation appearing to show several people being mauled by lions, set to upbeat music.

The family of William Chapman, who died following an incident at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday shared the below statement on Tuesday night.

“William was a bright, warm and engaging young man whom his family dearly loved - and William loved them back.

"Sadly, William suffered from significant mental illness over a number of years and was consequently prescribed strong medication.

"It will be for the coroner to decide what part this played in his death. We would ask everybody to respect that process.

"The family are utterly devastated by their loss and are struggling to come to terms with what has happened. The publication and circulation of deeply offensive media content is causing them severe distress at an exceptionally vulnerable time. We ask people to stop doing this.

"The family are hopeful that the relevant authorities will do their utmost to get to the bottom of why our amazing son did what he did.

"In the meantime, please do not approach the family, their addresses, or scrape any further social media from William’s or his family’s accounts.”

Mr Chapman's family have asked for privacy at this difficult time.

An inquest has been scheduled to open for William Chapman on Thursday after he died in a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday.

The inquest will open at Doncaster Coroner’s Court, Civic Office, Waterdale, at 10am tomorrow.