New Jersey woman accused of climbing into tiger’s enclosure faces trespassing charge

A New Jersey woman has been charged with trespassing after police accused her of illegally climbing into a tiger’s zoo enclosure last week . The incident which happened on August 18th at the Cohanzick Zoo in Bridgeton, New Jersey was caught on video.

The 24-year-old woman from Millville, New Jersey is facing one count of defiant trespassing. Apart from the one charge she is also accused of violating two city ordinances that prohibit people from climbing fences inside the zoo, police said.

Clearly marked signs outside of the enclosure informed visitors not to climb the fences.

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A woman was almost bitten by a tiger at a New Jersey zoo after she climbed over a barrier of the tiger enclosure and put her hand through a metal fence in what appeared to be an attempt to pet the wild animal. Bridgeton Police Department

According to police, the woman hopped a wooden fence and entered an adjacent area near the bear and tiger enclosures inside the zoo…

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