"Someone shot the monkey after seeing it cross the highway on Monday evening about a mile from the scene of the Oct. 28 crash, Jasper County Sheriff Sheriff Randy Johnson said. Johnson said he was contacted by a person with the transport company who recovered the monkey after a civilian shot it. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks confirmed Tuesday in a news release that one monkey was still unaccounted for after two of the escaped monkeys were "recovered deceased.""
"A truck carrying 21 monkeys overturned on Interstate 59 north of Heidelberg last week and several monkeys escaped. Video from the scene showed monkeys and wooden crates in tall grass beside the interstate. Searchers in protective equipment were seen scouring nearby fields and woods for missing primates. Five monkeys were killed during the search and three were missing initially, officials said."
An overturned transport truck on Interstate 59 north of Heidelberg released multiple Rhesus monkeys, with several escaping into nearby fields and woods. Search teams in protective gear scoured the area and recovered 13 monkeys at the original destination while five were killed during search operations. Two escaped monkeys were later recovered deceased after civilians shot them, and one monkey remains unaccounted for. Officials warned that Rhesus monkeys can be aggressive and advised the public not to approach them. The monkeys had been housed at a Tulane-associated biomedical primate facility and were being moved by a transport company when the crash occurred.
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