Woman Jumps Over Tiger Barrier To Recover Hat, Toronto Zoo

A Youtube video, showing an unidentified woman risking her life for some hat, has gone viral. This woman could have become a tiger's meal.

Even though a thin wire fence separated the woman from the tiger, people who witnessed the incident were totally appalled at the woman's reckless actions which visibly agitated the tiger as reported on Digital Journal. Then she quickly jumped back over the barrier to the sidewalk after retrieving her hat.

According to CityNews, Jared Sales was filming a tiger at the Toronto Zoo when suddenly an unknown woman jumped over the barrier. By the time the video started rolling, the woman was already seen inside the area between the thin barrier and the fence. Even as she walked between the barrier and the fence, the furious tiger is right at the fence, pacing parallel to the woman. At times, the tiger, standing on its rear legs, can be seen jumping at the fence. Even after she left the area, the agitated tiger walked away but continued to look at the crowd surrounding its pen.

Many expressed their opinions about the incident which can be clearly heard on the video. Somebody can be clearly heard calling the woman a "moron" and even telling her she is a pretty "bad example" for all the kids who were there.

Another person can be clearly heard shouting that she probably did so just for a five-dollar hat. Towards the last part of the video, another woman is seen meddling between the woman in question and a man who was obviously furious about what she did. Then the woman who jumped down left the scene.

Toronto Zoo officials were oblivious of the incident not until the video went viral. Jennifer Tracey, spokesperson for the zoo, said that they are now currently conducting an investigation on the matter. The zoo employee who is responsible for this pen, during the time that this happened, was not actually present and was not seen nearby the pen.