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Tiger escapes enclosure at Oklahoma City Zoo

/ CBS News

Tiger on the loose in Oklahoma City zoo

A tiger escaped from its enclosure at the Oklahoma City Zoo before being contained Thursday afternoon, CBS affiliate KWTV reports.

SkyNews 9 HD of CBS affiliate KWTV flew over the Oklahoma City Zoo. Pilot Jim Gardner said that the tiger was tranquilized and carried out on a stretcher. KWTV

Zoo officials issued a "Code Red," which means a dangerous animal is on the loose.

The tiger reportedly became trapped between a fence and the tiger enclosure, according to the station. It has been contained and no one was injured.

A user posted a video of the incident on Twitter:

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