Monkeys escape research lab in Yemassee
WTOC Staff

May 1, 2016 07:17 PM

YEMASSEE, SC (WTOC) - The Yemassee Police Department received a call around 1 p.m. Sunday that several monkeys escaped from the Alpha Genesis research facility.

Authorities report that six monkeys have been captured out of the 19 that are believed to have escaped.

Police are searching for the remaining monkeys and ask anyone sighting the primates to call 911. The monkeys do not carry diseases, but can still be dangerous because they are wild animals.

WTOC will update this story as more details become available.

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