Video: US Woman Climbs Into Tiger's Enclosure In Zoo, Nearly Gets Bitten

She was nearly attacked by the 500-pound tiger as it tried to bite her hand.

In a shocking incident, a woman from the United States climbed the fence into the Bengal tiger enclosure at the Cohanzick Zoo in New Jersey on Sunday around 2 pm. According to the Bridgeton Police Department, she tried to touch the tiger, "almost getting bit" in the process. The woman, dressed in a dark top and white shorts, was sticking her fingers through the inner fencing as the tiger paced only inches ahead of her. LOOK: Bridgeton Police want to identify this woman, who climbed over the tiger enclosure's wooden fence at the Cohanzick Zoo “and began enticing the tiger, almost getting bit by putting her hand through the wire enclosure.” 1/4 pic.twitter.com/DPRFi5xFg1

In a video going viral on social media, the woman was seen trying to entice the wild animal and putting her hand through the enclosure. She was nearly attacked by the 500-pound tiger as it tried to bite her hand. She then swiftly moved back before the wild cat turned away.

The police department also posted the video, which has now been deleted, as per a report in People. Their Facebook post included a photo of a notice at the zoo near the enclosure that said, "Do not climb over the fence. Climbing over any zoo fence is against city ordinance 247-C."