Two members of staff have accessed or attempted to access medical information about the death of William Chapman at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, according to Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust.
Mr Chapman, who was 24 years old and had a history of mental illness and a diagnosis of schizophrenia, jumped inside the tiger enclosure at the park on Saturday and was fatally attacked by a 30st Amur tiger.
Investigation launched
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust said: "First and foremost, our thoughts are with William Chapman's family at this distressing time. The trust has identified an information governance concern in relation to this tragic incident at Yorkshire Wildlife Park and William's family has been informed of our ongoing investigation into this.
"We believe there may have been two instances involving two members of staff accessing or attempting to access incident/medical information following this incident without a legitimate reason to do so.
"We take the confidentiality and security of patient information extremely seriously and have robust systems in place to protect information, and this concern has been identified as a result of our proactive audits.
Report to ICO
"The trust has commenced an investigation to establish the full circumstances surrounding these potential breaches and the actions of these individuals. We have also reported this matter to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and we will continue to keep William's family informed as our investigation progresses."
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