11/10/2024

Monkeys on the Loose in South Carolina

One monkey was recovered safely; 42 others remain on the run

One of 43 monkeys bred for medical research that escaped a compound in South Carolina has been recovered unharmed, officials said Saturday.

Many of the others are still located a few yards from the property, jumping back and forth over the facility’s fence, police said in a statement.

The Rhesus macaques made a break for it Wednesday after an employee at the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee failed to fully lock a door as she fed and checked on them, officials said.

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