Lady charged with allegedly ‘baiting’ tiger after leaping zoo fence: police

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A 24-year-old girl has been charged after allegedly leaping over a fence at a New Jersey zoo and “baiting” a tiger, police mentioned.

Zyair Dennis was charged with one rely of trespassing and was issued two municipal ordinance violations associated to climbing fences on the zoo, Bridgeton police mentioned in an announcement Monday.

In response to police, Dennis allegedly entered a restricted space on the Cohanzick Zoo on August 18.

Witnesses supplied authorities with video footage and pictures displaying a lady leaping over the fence, strolling towards the tiger’s enclosure and “putting her hand within the cage and shortly pulling her hand out when the animal reacts aggressively,” police mentioned.

This photograph launched by Bridgeton police exhibits a lady “baiting” a tiger after it illegally climbed into an enclosure at Bridgeton Park and Zoo in New Jersey.

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In response to police, she was almost injured when she ‘lured’ the tiger.

The girl can be mentioned to be seen on video footage displaying “the identical state of affairs on the bear enclosure,” police mentioned.

Final week, Bridgeton police launched info and pictures of the incident in an effort to establish the suspect. Police mentioned Monday that the footage helped them establish Dennis.

Police say Dennis has but to seem in Bridgeton District Courtroom.

ABC Information’ Julia Reinstein contributed to this report.

Lady charged with allegedly ‘baiting’ tiger after leaping zoo fence: police

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