NY Woman ID’d After Climbed Into Bronx Zoo Lion Enclosure ‘I Wanted To Get Closer To Him’

BRONX, NY. (THECOUNT) — A woman climbed over a fence into the African lion enclosure at The Bronx Zoo has been identified as, “Queen Empress Myáh Lareé,” on Instagram.

She then posted videos of the incident on her Instagram page.

The footage, posted by the woman, who calls herself Queen Empress Myáh Lareé Israelite on Instagram, appears to have been captured by someone accompanying her.

She is seen climbing over the fence into the enclosure and standing just metres away from the male lion, reports Insider.

In response to a voice in the background heard saying: “You aren’t supposed to do that.”

The woman responds: “I want to get closer to him, sorry.”

According to her Insta, the lion cage was not the only area she entered:

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