A woman
allegedly snuck into an Omaha zoo after hours Sunday morning and was bitten by
a tiger when she tried to pet it, police said. Jacqueline Eide, 33, was
believed to have been intoxicated when she and a friend snuck into the Henry
Doorly Zoo, the Omaha Police Department said in a statement Sunday morning. Police
were called to the Creighton University Medical Center at 7:20 a.m. regarding a
patient who "was very aggressive" and non-cooperative, according to a
police report.
Police
determined Eide had made "unauthorized entry" into the zoo and
reached into a tiger's cage to pet it when the tiger bit her, causing severe
injuries to multiple fingers on her left hand, and was then transported to the
hospital by her friend, police said. The Henry Doorly Zoo believes an
18-year-old three-legged Malayan tiger named Mai was the tiger involved in the
incident, the zoo said in a statement on its website, adding that emergency
phone numbers are printed on maps across the zoo and security staff keeps watch
on the grounds around the clock. "The safety and security of our guests
and animals are always a priority at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium,"
Dennis Pate, the zoo's executive director and CEO, said in the statement.
"We will continue to keep security a top priority for Zoo guests and
animals." Eide was cited for criminal trespass and is currently being
treated at the hospital, police said. The incident is under investigation. "She
remains in fair condition today," Kathy Sarantos Niver, a spokeswoman for
the Creighton University Medical Center told ABC News today.
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