LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTLA) -- climbing out the same way she A visitor at the Los Angeles got in. But one witness said Zoo Tuesday apparently liked she was inside for about five elephants so much she decided minutes before leaving. to get as close them as "She went in to kind of check possible. the elephants out," said The woman, who has not yet Branden Adams, who shot the been identified, crossed video of the woman. "She ditched and climbed fences -- comes out and she says, 'I'm barriers specifically meant going to go pet the elephants to keep people like her out -- now.' And she goes and she to get into the elephant started touching the sanctuary on what was a very elephants and seeing what busy afternoon at the zoo. they were doing." Another zoo visitor captured Police took the woman a into the incident on video. custody and later took her to The woman walked right up to a hospital so she could the animals and even petted receive treatment for various some of them while horrified mental illnesses, officials onlookers screamed at her, said. trying to get her to leave Zoo officials said they feel the sanctuary which houses the barriers protecting the three elephants. recently-expanded elephant When zoo staffers realized sanctuary are adequate to the woman was in the protect the animals and sanctuary, they also urged visitors. her to get out and she did,
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