Drunk Woman Allegedly Sneaks Into Zoo, Bitten by Tiger

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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.

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