A 23-year-old died in a tiger enclosure. Donald Trump shared a video, the family is begging for one thing

William Chapman, 23, died on Saturday after entering a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster in northern England. The recording of this event was widely shared on social media, including: on Tuesday evening by US President Donald Trump.

"Never play with nature! President DJT," Trump wrote on his Tuth Social platform. He then posted an apparently AI-generated video of himself allegedly taming a tiger and then playing with it.

“Please stop these actions.”

"The publication and dissemination of deeply offensive content in the media causes us great pain at this extremely difficult time. We ask people to stop," Chapman's family said in a statement published by British media.

"The family is completely devastated by the loss and is struggling to come to terms with what has happened," the statement continued.

Relatives described Chapman as a "brilliant, warm and outgoing young man" who had struggled with serious mental illness for several years. He was prescribed strong medications.

"William was an intelligent, warm and charming young man whose family loved him very much, and William reciprocated that love," added the 23-year-old's relatives.

Investigation into the tragedy

The park said the tiger that attacked the man - an endangered Siberian tiger named Altai - would not be euthanized.

Local authorities launched an investigation into the tragedy. The park remains closed.