6 Monkeys Are Still on Loose From South Carolina Compound After Dozens Escaped

6 Monkeys Are Still on Loose From South Carolina Compound After Dozens Escaped
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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YEMASSEE, S.C.—Six monkeys were still on the loose early Monday after dozens escaped earlier this month from a South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research, according to authorities.

Two more Rhesus macaques were trapped Sunday outside the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee, bringing the total of recovered monkeys to 37 of the 43 that escaped, Alpha Genesis CEO Greg Westergaard said in a statement relayed by Yemassee Police in a social media post.