A woman is recovering and facing charges after a tiger bit her at a zoo in Nebraska.

According to police, Jacqueline Edie hopped a security fence and tried to pet the tiger after hours.

Investigators say the tiger bit Edie when she reached the cage. 

Edie has been charged with criminal trespassing. 

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