24 More Monkeys That Escaped From South Carolina Lab Are Recovered Unharmed

24 More Monkeys That Escaped From South Carolina Lab Are Recovered Unharmed
A rhesus macaques monkey observes kayakers as they navigate along the Silver River in Silver Springs, Fla., in this Nov. 10, 2017 photo. John Raoux/AP Photo
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COLUMBIA, S.C.—More than half of the monkeys bred for medical research that escaped from a compound in South Carolina last week have now been recovered unharmed, officials said Sunday.

Twenty-four monkeys were captured on Sunday, a day after another of the 43 escaped monkeys was recovered.