Woman bitten by tiger after breaking into zoo

A tiger has bitten an apparently drunk woman who broke into a zoo to pet a big cat, US police said.

Woman bitten by tiger after breaking into zoo
Tue, 03 Nov, 2015 - 00:00

Jacqueline Eide, 33, suffered a severe hand injury in the incident at the Omaha zoo early on Sunday, police said.

Officers were called to the Creighton University Medical Centre around 7.20am local time after the injured woman showed up.

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